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Aidet And Commit To Sit Implementation In The Outpatient Surgical Setting, Olivia V. Meehan
Aidet And Commit To Sit Implementation In The Outpatient Surgical Setting, Olivia V. Meehan
Master's Projects and Capstones
Problem: This quality improvement project implements AIDET and commit to sit to improve communication and increase the patient satisfaction of an outpatient surgery microsystem. The microsystem’s patient satisfaction is assessed, and it is currently scoring below the reach goal of 85th percentile. The detractors from their overall score mainly stem from the patient not feeling listened to, informed, or updated on the timeline. AIDET and commit to sit are ideal tools for addressing those deficits.
Context: The microsystem being addressed is an outpatient surgery unit that specialized in general surgery for the pediatric population. The pediatric population that the …
Improving Patient Experience And Staff Workflow During Ed To Inpatient Interfacility Transfers, Jonathan Nakagawa
Improving Patient Experience And Staff Workflow During Ed To Inpatient Interfacility Transfers, Jonathan Nakagawa
Master's Projects and Capstones
ED overcrowding has been an issue for Facility X pre-COVID19 and has been exacerbated following the first shelter in place mandate around March 2020. Facility X had proposed to increase the amount of interfacility transfers (IFT) to mitigate overcrowding and, hopefully, improve patient outcomes. 2020 Census data had shown that patient satisfaction scores and Nurse Daily Engagement scores were down; leading Facility X to believe that there can be improvements made to the IFT workflow and communication. Patient interviews also revealed that not all patients were satisfied with how they were treated during the IFT process. This quality improvement project …