Proactive planning for performance.

The article focuses on the National Emergency Access Target (NEAT) introduced by the government in Australia to urge measurable systemic change in patient discharge from emergency departments (EDs). It states that NEAT aims to depart 90% of all ED patients within 4 hours after admission by 2015 to avoid overcrowding. Moreover, it mentions the efforts of researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in meeting the NEAT requirements.