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Table 5 Productivity and costs in the ED in 2002, 2005 and 2006

From: Dedication increases productivity: an analysis of the implementation of a dedicated medical team in the emergency department

 

2002

2005

2006

Productivity (patients treated/hour)

0.13

0.20

0.27

Productivity variation

 

53.80%

107.69%

Cost with ED’s medical hour (in 2015 values)

6,544,622€

4,695,463€

3,602,738€

Cost variation

 

−28.25%

−44.95%

Hour cost per patient visit (in 2015 values)

165.48€

98.20€

67.65€