Early Warning Software for Emergency Department Crowding.

"Declarations Ethical ApprovalAccording to Finnish legislation, register studies do not require approval by a hospital ethics committee. This study was duly approved by the hospital’s research director (R19565). Competing InterestsN.O. is a shareholder in Unitary Healthcare Ltd., which has developed a patient logistics system currently used in the study emergency department. J.T. and A.R. are shareholders in Aika Analytics Ltd., which is a company specialized in time series forecasting. Competing Interests N.O. is a shareholder in Unitary Healthcare Ltd., which has developed a patient logistics system currently used in the study emergency department. J.T. and A.R. are shareholders in Aika Analytics Ltd., which is a company specialized in time series forecasting."

"Funding Open access funding provided by Tampere University including Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TUNI). This study was funded by the Doctoral Programme in Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University; Finnish Society of Emergency Medicine; Hauho Oma Savings Bank Foundation; Renko Oma Savings Bank Foundation and Pirkanmaa Hospital District."