Emergency department | Inpatients wards |
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Low moderate and high urgency | Low and moderate urgency |
Undifferentiated patient | Admitted Patients |
Approach directed on complaint | Approach directed on preliminary diagnosis |
Diagnostic tests ordered are of moderate or high urgency | Diagnostic tests ordered are of low, moderate or high urgency |
Results of diagnostic tests available within minutes to hours | Results of diagnostic tests available within hours to days |
Patient evaluations of several patients | Patient evaluations are scheduled |
Parallel evaluations of several patients | Evalauation of one patient at a time |