A Multidisciplinary Initiative to Increase Inpatient Discharges Before Noon.
J Nurs Adm
; 46(12): 630-635, 2016 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-27851703
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of 2 hospital-wide interventions on achieving a discharge-before-noon rate of 40%.BACKGROUND:
A multidisciplinary team led by administrative and physician leadership developed a plan to diminish capacity constraints by minimizing late afternoon hospital discharges using 2 patient flow management techniques.METHODS:
The study was a preintervention/postintervention retrospective analysis observing all inpatients discharged across 19 inpatient units in a 484-bed, academic teaching hospital measuring calendar month discharge-before-noon percentage, patient satisfaction, and readmission rates. Patient satisfaction and readmission rates were used as baseline metrics.RESULTS:
The discharge-before-noon percentage increased from 14% in the 11-month preintervention period to an average of 24% over the 11-month postintervention period, whereas patient satisfaction scores and readmission rates remained stable.CONCLUSIONS:
Implementation of the 2 interventions successfully increased the percentage of discharges before noon yet did not achieve the goal of 40%. Patient satisfaction and readmission rates were not negatively impacted by the program.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Alta do Paciente
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Fortalecimento Institucional
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Equipes de Administração Institucional
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article