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Creating Capacity To Accommodate Additional Cardiac Catheterization Procedures, Kristin Anthony
Creating Capacity To Accommodate Additional Cardiac Catheterization Procedures, Kristin Anthony
Operations Transformation
Patient access to diagnostic outpatient (OP) cardiac catheterization is limited by a perceived lack of capacity. Outpatient cardiac cath pts flow through the ACU for pre/post procedure care. Current schedule limits pts that may be scheduled through the ACU to two OP procedures/day. Cardiologists request the ability to schedule beyond the two procedures/day allowed. Significant variation in pre/postoperative care orders exist amongst cardiologists resulting in variability in length of stay. Cardiac procedures are booked either as 60/90/120 minutes – Epic case averaging technology is not active in the cath lab. As a result, the case minutes in the cath lab …
Improvement In Patient Compliance For Gynecological Care, Tracee Williams
Improvement In Patient Compliance For Gynecological Care, Tracee Williams
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
This quality improvement project implemented the patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) pathway in a gynecology clinic setting. PIFU has potential to lead to decreased no-show appointments and increased patient autonomy in outpatient healthcare practices. Barriers that influence compliance with plans of care include lower socioeconomic status, racial and ethnic minorities, and unmet social needs such as food insecurity, healthcare travel and cost, and child/adult care needs. In addition to higher rates of no-show appointments, individuals facing these barriers have increased comorbidities. Prior to implementing the PIFU model, patients between the ages of 18 and 42 completed a patient satisfaction survey to better …
Conflict With Administrators: Scheduling Conflicts With Administration, Constance Cleveland, Deepa Raghavan, Dipra Debnath, Jay Maixner, Ranya Krayem, Vikash Mehan, Zane Mustafa, Ayman Salem
Conflict With Administrators: Scheduling Conflicts With Administration, Constance Cleveland, Deepa Raghavan, Dipra Debnath, Jay Maixner, Ranya Krayem, Vikash Mehan, Zane Mustafa, Ayman Salem
Patient Education Projects
No abstract provided.
Conflict With Administrators: Medical School Scheduling Conflicts, Ciara White, Cornelius Lau, Hani Nasr, Kimera Harris, Lisa Doan, Kenan Abou Chaer, Astha Saini
Conflict With Administrators: Medical School Scheduling Conflicts, Ciara White, Cornelius Lau, Hani Nasr, Kimera Harris, Lisa Doan, Kenan Abou Chaer, Astha Saini
Patient Education Projects
No abstract provided.
Conflict With Patient: Late Physician And Patient Wait Time, Anisha Patel, Annelise Gordon, Jonathan Toma, Maximilian Wehner, Rohit Goru, Amanah Fatima
Conflict With Patient: Late Physician And Patient Wait Time, Anisha Patel, Annelise Gordon, Jonathan Toma, Maximilian Wehner, Rohit Goru, Amanah Fatima
Patient Education Projects
No abstract provided.