Forecasting patients' admissions in an ED: The case of the Meyer Hospital

Abstract

In section 2 the literature that has provided information for the development of the model has been analysed. The review protocol and classification criteria have been illustrated in detail. A flow chart providing evidence of the final election based in a meaningful way is included. Section 3 gives details of the methodology. A justification for the chosen model is provided as well as the theory behind it. Section 4 presents information about the selected hospital as well as its ED. The selected method is applied to the provided data and results are presented. Section 5 concludes synthesizing the results in an understandable way as well as the extent of the contribution.