{
  "abstract": "We approach emergency department delay-related harm as though it were a distinct condition and explore use of an explicit cost-effectiveness threshold as a guide to management. Based on the reported association of delayed emergency admission with short-term mortality, to prevent loss of one quality-adjusted life year per patient harmed in Ireland, annual resources equivalent to 70 additional bed years, or infrastructure funding for 90 new beds, could be considered cost-effective. The additional commitment represents under 1% of annual public acute hospital sector expenditure in Ireland, an OECD member country.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland"
      ],
      "name": "Orla Kelly"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "RCSI, Dublin, Ireland"
      ],
      "name": "Sidonie Chard"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland"
      ],
      "name": "Gerard Markey"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Applying a cost-effectiveness threshold to delay-related harm in emergency admissions: a novel approach",
  "uid": "64d9174b-16de-51c5-a874-6f7d3235521a"
}