Interdisciplinary Design to Improve Fast Track in the Emergency Department.
Adv Emerg Nurs J
; 40(3): 198-203, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
Delays in medical care will increase risks for patients. For this reason, timeliness of care is a public health priority and the one of the missions for this facility. The goal of this process improvement project was to enhance timeliness of care by restructuring fast track. Door-to-provider time, treat and release time, and the number of patients who left without being seen by a provider were monitored. Nurse practitioners were introduced into advanced practice provider mix and the development of care teams was implemented. The number of fast-track visits increased significantly to a projected 23,710 in 2017, whereas the door-to-provider time decreased to 48 min, treat and release times decreased to 162 min, and the number of patients who left without being seen decreased to 4.7%. Work needs to continue in these areas in to exceed Medicare and Medicaid Services benchmarks.
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Asunto principal:
Grupo de Atención al Paciente
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Evaluación de Procesos, Atención de Salud
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Eficiencia Organizacional
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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Mejoramiento de la Calidad
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Enfermeras Practicantes
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Adv Emerg Nurs J
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Año:
2018
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Article