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Emergency department staffer admits ‘falsifying’ health target data under management pressure
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Emergency department staffer admits ‘falsifying’ health target data under management pressure
Wednesday 20 November 2019, 03:18 PM

Data analysis at four unnamed hospitals revealed levels of “gaming” of the target
Health staff under management pressure have lied about how long patients stay in emergency departments, according to the strongest evidence yet on t
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References
Tenbensel T, Jones P, Cambers LM, et al, Gaming New Zealand’s emergency department target: How and why did it vary over time and between organisations? Int J Health Policy Manag 2019; 3 November early online.