Research Article
Evaluating the Relationship between Productivity and Quality in Emergency Departments
Table 3
Description of explanatory variables in econometric model.
| Variables | Definition |
| EKG (X1) | Number of electrocardiograms (per 100 patients) conducted in the ED in 2012. | XRAY (X2) | Number of X-ray procedures (per 100 patients) conducted in the ED in 2012. | CT (X3) | Number of computerized axial tomography (CT) scans (per 100 patients) conducted in ED in 2012. | LOS (X4) | Total ED patient length of stay in 2012. | HOSP (X5) | Indicator for hospital type in 2012; academic = 1 and nonacademic = 0. | TRAUMA (X6) | Indicator for whether or not hospital is a Trauma Center in 2012, trauma = 1 or nontrauma = 0. |
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