Complexity-Augmented Triage: A Tool for Improving Patient Safety and Operational Efficiency
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DOI: 10.1287/msom.2014.0487
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healthcare operations; emergency department; triage; priority queues; patient prioritization; Markov decision processes;All these keywords.
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