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Early Discharge Planning To Improve Throughput, Alan Chhith
Early Discharge Planning To Improve Throughput, Alan Chhith
Student Scholarly Projects
Early discharge planning can improve the safety and outcomes of hospitalized patients. The aim of the multidisciplinary team early discharge rounds was to manage patient flow by removing discharge barriers to reduce the length of stay in the medical/surgical unit. The overall goal of the process improvement project was to make inpatient beds available to admit patients from the emergency department, reducing long ED boarding, and decrease the hours of diversion. The PICOT question for this project was: in the Veteran population (P) in the VA medical/surgical unit, early discharge planning with an interdisciplinary team (I) compared to regular discharge …
Implementation Of A Hospital-Wide Surge Plan To Reduce Emergency Department Length Of Stay, Laura Massey
Implementation Of A Hospital-Wide Surge Plan To Reduce Emergency Department Length Of Stay, Laura Massey
Student Scholarly Projects
Practice Problem: Suboptimal patient flow throughout the hospital has resulted in an increased length of stay (LOS) for emergency department patients and the potential for adverse events.
PICOT: In admitted and discharged emergency room patients (P), how does a hospital-wide surge plan (I) compared to current throughput plan (C) affect the length of stay (O) within 8 weeks?
Evidence: The literature evidence reviewed supported the implementation of a hospital-wide surge plan approach positively impacts the emergency room length of stay and patient outcomes.
Intervention: The primary intervention for this project was the implementation of a hospital-wide surge policy. Targeted …