Health policy/original researchEvaluation of an Emergency Department Lean Process Improvement Program to Reduce Length of Stay
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Author contributions: MJV, TAS, AG, and MJS were responsible for the study design. MJV and MJS were responsible for data collection and article preparation. MJV and TAS were responsible for statistical analysis. All authors provided input into the design of the study and interpretation of the results. TAS, AG, BHR, MZ, BG, AN, and GA contributed to the editing of the article. MJV takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.
Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article as per ICMJE conflict of interest guidelines (see www.icmje.org). The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. This study was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (04601T) and the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (RC2-1603-06). Dr. Guttmann is supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Applied Chair in Child Health Policy and Services Research (APR 126377). Dr. Rowe is supported by the CIHR as Tier I Canada Research Chair in Evidence Based Emergency Medicine (950-222864). Dr. Schull is supported by a CIHR Applied Chair in Health Services and Policy Research (200807ACH-190329-52431).
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