Publications by Carolyn Jo Williams

Publications by authors named "Carolyn Jo Williams"

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Posted emergency department wait times are not always accurate.

Nicholas Jouriles Erin L Simon Peter Griffin Carolyn Jo Williams Nairmeen Awad Haller

Acad Emerg Med

April 2013

Objectives: Hospitals around the United States are advertising emergency department (ED) wait times. The objective was to measure the difference between publicly posted and actual ED wait times and to compare these between ED site volumes.

Methods: This study was a retrospective consecutive sample of ED patients at one hospital system with four EDs.

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- Carolyn Jo Williams' research primarily focuses on healthcare metrics, specifically the accuracy of publicly posted emergency department (ED) wait times in relation to actual wait times experienced by patients.
- Her study, published in April 2013, employed a retrospective analysis of ED patients across a hospital system with multiple facilities to assess discrepancies between advertised and real wait times.
- The findings highlighted significant inaccuracies in posted wait times, emphasizing the need for improved transparency and reliability in ED reporting to better inform patients and manage expectations.

Publications by authors named "Carolyn Jo Williams"

Posted emergency department wait times are not always accurate.

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