A Quality Improvement Evaluation Case Study
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
One Florida county increased immunization rates through a quality improvement initiative.
Benchmarks and Best Practices
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Charted Door-to-Bed Process Flow Chart
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.
University of Colorado Hospital
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Patients are given a medical screening exam when they arrive at the emergency department (ED) and assigned a level of urgency based on their symptoms.
Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital implemented a multi-pronged approach for reducing the left without being seen (LWBS) rate and overall patient throughput. The hospital identified the causes of LWBS with a patient survey and then ...
Measuring the Contributions of Nurses to High-Value Health Care
May 18, 2011 | Program Results Report
Creating a set of measures that would make the connection between what nurses do and the quality of care patients receive and studying their implementation in hospitals.
Stony Brook ED Consult Tracking Form
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.
Advancing Public Health Practice and Policy Solutions
January 4, 2011 | Issue Brief
Under its Advancing Public Health Policy and Practice solicitation, RWJF funded 16 projects and the Center for Creative Leadership produced Knowledge Assets that synthesize the work and learnings from these projects.
John Muir Medical Center
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site John Muir Medical Center made several changes to its triage process in order to accelerate ED intake. These changes focused on three initiatives: direct-to-bed, mini-triage and mini-registration. These initia ...
Boston Medical Center
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Boston Medical Center worked with the bed cleaning contractors at the hospital to reduce the bed turnaround time.
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
The mandatory bed huddle sessions include team members from throughout the hospital, including Emergency Department (ED) personnel, senior hospital administrators, in-patient nursing supervisors, and housekeeping staff.