Emergency Department Wait Times

<p>In this podcast episode, I will be continuing the series on common <strong>health analytic metrics</strong> you might encounter working in the health informatics field. <br>In this episode I am talking about wait times, what they are, how are they calculated and what are some considerations that might contribute to increasing wait times.  </p> <p><a href="https://hlthanalyticinsights.gumroad.com/l/healthinformatics">eBook</a>: https://hlthanalyticinsights.gumroad.com/l/healthinformatics</p> <p>Resources:</p> <p><a href="https://www.ontario.ca/page/time-spent-emergency-department">https://www.ontario.ca/page/time-spent-emergency-department</a></p> <p><a href="https://yourhealthsystem.cihi.ca/hsp/inbrief?lang=en#!/indicators/078/frequent-emergency-room-visits-for-help-with-mental-health-and-or-addictions/;mapC1;mapLevel2;/">https://yourhealthsystem.cihi.ca/hsp/inbrief?lang=en#!/indicators/078/frequent-emergency-room-visits-for-help-with-mental-health-and-or-addictions/;mapC1;mapLevel2;/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4644587/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4644587/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/fewer-medical-students-are-pursuing-family-practices-and-these-doctors-are-worried-1.6516261" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/fewer-medical-students-are-pursuing-family-practices-and-these-doctors-are-worried-1.6516261 </a><a href="https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-020-05417-w" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-020-05417-w</a> Welcome to the Health Analytic Insights Podcast. This podcast is ALL about creating a community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about the field of health informatics. I hope to share information and advice in topics such as health analytics, digital health, biomedical engineering and data visualization in healthcare and in exchange I would love to hear from