Several scales similar to NEDOCS assess emergency department (ED) overcrowding, including:
Emergency Department Crowding Scale (EDCS) – Indicators assessed through EDCS are the number of ED physicians, ED and inpatient staffed beds, intensive care unit (ICU) and ED patients, and hospital occupancy rate.
Real-time Emergency Analysis of Demand Indicator (READI) – READI consists of three indicators assessing overcrowding: the bed ratio, the acuity ratio (the magnitude of medical need and services provided), and the provider ratio (current ED patients, arrival rates, and physicians’ capacity to move patients through the ED).
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