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June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Video/Story
The goal of this intervention is to reduce the amount of staff time spent hunting for and gathering supplies and equipment and increase the amount of time spent at the bedside with patients
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
The nursing staff schedule was adjusted to have different staffing levels during different times of the day and week, according to demand in the emergency department (ED).
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The mission of EM Xpress is to eliminate ambulance gridlock at hospitals by speeding patient offloads. Borrowing from a car racing model, EM Xpress uses “pit crews” to expedite the transfer of patient care be ...
February 4, 2011 | Toolkit
Stony Brook University Medical Center developed and implemented a standardized process with tracking and accountability for emergency department (ED) consult requests.
February 4, 2011 | Toolkit
St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis improved door to bed, length of stay and patient satisfaction by reducing delays in ED triage and registration.
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
This strategy improves communication between hospital employees in the emergency department (ED) and patients by using scripts. All hospital employees in the ED were given scripts to use with patients, so that each patient received the same high lev ...
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Unused space in the hospital was converted into a holding unit for patients admitted to the hospital from the emergency department (ED). With admitted patients moved to the holding unit, the ED has more space to see new patients, which improves pati ...
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
In order to reduce the burden on the emergency department (ED) of admitted patients waiting for an inpatient bed, a medical admit unit was created. In the medical admit unit, which is located in the ED, patients receive care from inpatient doctors, ...
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
A Mobile Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) placed in the hospital’s parking lot offers a creative solution to the problem of a lack of space for a CDU. Creating this space for the CDU allows patients in need of observation to be moved out of the ED.
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Patient tracking systems are used in hospitals to streamline the processes of care for patients in the emergency department. These systems can track patient flow, provide tools to clinicians for better decision-making, cut wait times and ultimately ...