Dedicating Staff and Resources to Improve Fast Track Operations
February 3, 2011 | Toolkit/Story
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital reduced turnaround time for low-acuity "fast track" patients to 90 minutes.
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A No-Tech Solution for Reducing Hospital Bed Turnaround Time
June 4, 2008 | Story
Staff at University Hospital in San Antonio developed a simple communication system between housekeeping and nurses by using jars with color-coded slips of paper that allowed staff to easily track beds that were available or that needed cleaning.
Reducing Turnaround Time for Fast Track Emergency Department (ED) Patients
June 4, 2008 | Story
To improve the efficiency and decrease the waiting time in the ED, Grady Health System implemented a "Fast Track" service to allow patients with acute but non-life-threatening conditions to be treated more quickly and then released.
Improving Emergency Department (ED) Flow With a Care Management Unit (CMU)
June 4, 2008 | Story
In the first year, 1,200 patients were treated in the CMU. Of those patients, 85 percent went home following treatment and only 15 percent were admitted.
Urgent Matters Program Toolkit
March 3, 2010 | Toolkit/Story
Proven Solutions to ED Crowding.
Bursting at the Seams: Improving Patient Flow to Help America's Emergency Departments
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story
The Urgent Matters program, a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, works intensively to try to find solutions to this problem that could be applicable nationwide.
Improving Heart Care through Better Data and Communications
March 24, 2010 | Story
A multidisciplinary team redesigned Montefiore Medical Center's patient registration system to collect data on race, ethnicity and preferred language, and developed a procedure to provide faster treatment for heart attack patients.
Treating Patients More Quickly with RACE
August 11, 2009 | Story
The RACE project introduced a standardized process by which each participating hospital designates a reperfusion and triage strategy for STEMI patients to decrease door-to-balloon times for percutaneous coronary intervention.
Ann L. Hendrich, MSN
February 2, 2005 | Story
About a year after she completed the fellowship, Hendrich left Clarian/Methodist and struck out on her own as a consultant, planning to help health care organizations with patient flow, design and workforce training.
Improving Emergency Department (ED) Throughput by Registering Patients by Acuity
June 4, 2008 | Story
Many ED's register their patients in the order that they are triaged. While this system is often deeply entrenched in the hospitals' overall registration processes, it can contribute to overcrowding and be a limiting factor for throughput.