Optimising patient flow and identifying inequalities in health service delivery in NSW hospitals using linked data

这项研究将模拟通过医院的最佳病人流量。医院过度拥挤是一个国家和国际危机。患者流动的瓶颈是多方面的，而且人们对其了解甚少。该项目将使用链接的救护车，急诊科，住院和门诊医院数据，以提供第一个全面评估的障碍，病人流量。这将为卫生服务政策和实践提供信息，以优化医院护理的提供。

This study will model optimal patient flow through hospitals. Hospital overcrowding is a crisis nationally and internationally. Bottlenecks to patient flow are multifaceted and poorly understood. This project will use linked ambulance, emergency department, and inpatient and outpatient hospital data to provide the first comprehensive assessment of barriers to patient flow. This will inform health service policy and practice to optimise the delivery of hospital care.