Exploring potential causes of outcome disparities is important for evaluating disease characteristics and optimal triaging of healthcare resources for specific patient populations.
After review of potential applicable manuscripts, seven documents were identified that delineated medically specific logistical approaches with algorithms to the triage of limited medical resources and those were used as a foundation for these considerations [ 11- 17].
Fast response is of great value in triage because resources are usually limited for all patients to receive immediate attention.
This approach largely focuses on the distribution of resources or triage of services, and individuals may be seen as undifferentiated units of resource distribution with limited attention to their particular capacities.
Practice 5: GP Triage, Receptionist Implementing triage therefore requires careful consideration not only of resources needed to be in place, how the practice will be reorganised, and the skills needed to deliver triage effectively, but also the impact triage will have on how different staff perceive their role.
Patients not meeting level 1 or 2 criteria are triaged according to the number of resources needed before discharge.
The mean of resources used for each triage code was: 4.5 (SD 2.2) for UC 2; 3.2 (SD = 1.67) for UC 3; 1.89 (SD 0.84) for UC 4. Our triage system shows a good interrater reliability and validity in predicting resource consumption.
This was a redistribution of workload from GPs to nurses which is reflected in the findings reported here, in particular helping to explain nurses' negative perceptions of triage when additional resources were not put in place by practices.
Efficient BBPS triaging of patients allowed resources to be distributed appropriately according to patient need.
We hypothesized that this organization would optimize the triage of trauma patients in allocating appropriate resources of care according to the on-scene medical assessment.
Therefore, many will not 'screen out' of the first round of resource triage, resulting in a significant percentage of maternity patients still requiring decisions on how to prioritize the limited resources.
