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Englewood Hospital & Medical Center

September 1, 2006 | Toolkit

Standardized forms were created by the hospital for patients admitted to the hospital from the emergency department (ED).

Miami Children's Hosptial

September 1, 2006 | Toolkit

The hospital expanded emergency department (ED) bed capacity quickly by utilizing existing space in the hospital near the ED that could be repurposed.

Gwinnett Medical Center

September 1, 2006 | Toolkit

Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital created protocols for patients with common complaints so that tests could be started for these patients while they were waiting to see a physician. This strategy uses previously wasted time in th ...

BryanLGH Medical Center

September 1, 2006 | Toolkit

Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The purpose of ED Connections is to link vulnerable patients who repeatedly use the emergency department (ED) for medical care with community services that can help better address their health care needs. Onc ...

Onslow Memorial Hospital

September 1, 2006 | Toolkit

Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital implemented a patient tracking system in order to examine patient and provider data and determine the factors contributing to LWBS (left without being seen) patients. This lead to a mandatory cus ...

Stony Brook University Hosptial

September 1, 2006 | Toolkit

Related websites Urgent Matters Web site Under the Full Capacity Protocol, when the emergency department (ED) is no longer able to evaluate and treat patients in a timely fashion due to lack of space, patients awaiting admission are transferred to a ...

Valley Hosptial Medical Center

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 ...

Central DuPage Hosptial

September 1, 2006 | Toolkit

Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital created a multidisciplinary team to develop an improved protocol for asthma patients in the emergency department (ED). The result was the addition of a dedicated respiratory therapist in the ED f ...

Cardiology Admission Orders Physician's Order Sheet

June 4, 2008 | Toolkit

Staff combined information from three existing order sets into a single, comprehensive cardiology admission order set to reduce provider confusion and help the hospital reach regular compliance rates of 90 to 100% for evidence-based cardiac measures.

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.

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