Higher patient-to-physician ratios associated with worse outcomes in the emergency department
Higher patient-to-physician ratios are associated with worse outcomes for ED patients. Our findings suggest that maintaining ratios below 10 may be ideal for optimizing care quality, while ratios exceeding 20 pose significant risks to patients.
Authors
- Yen-Pin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2473-0847)
- Wan‐Ching Lien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9448-5093)
- Chien‐Hua Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2981-4537)
- Yiying Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8947-2730)
- Chien-Yu Chi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5814-9615)
- Kah Meng Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8129-9021)
- Patrick Chow-In Ko
Institutions
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
- National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2024.11.020
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07