Moving Beyond Time-Based Metrics For Emergency Department Boarding

Forefront Group 2026 Dataset

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Authors: Nicholas W. Rizer, Kyle R. Fischer
DOI: 10.1377/forefront.20260204.653186
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Abstract

Innovative outcomes-based metrics for the emergency department boarding population will be needed to avert threats to patient safety that are inadvertently caused by the adoption of time-based quality schemes.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Emergency and Acute Care Studies Healthcare Quality and Management Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Forefront Group
Publication date
6 February 2026
Document type
Dataset