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Program Evaluation Of The Rapid Response System Prior To And During A Covid Surge, Sarah Born
Program Evaluation Of The Rapid Response System Prior To And During A Covid Surge, Sarah Born
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Between the years 2004-2008, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and The Joint Commission made a recommendation for healthcare facilities nationwide to implement rapid response systems (RRS). Rapid response systems consist of four limbs: recognition and alert (afferent); response and providing timely patient management (efferent); delivering support and oversight (administrative), and monitoring the RRS patient outcome data (quality improvement). The intent of implementing RRS was to increase patient safety and outcomes within the acute care setting. The following question (PICO) formed the basis of the project: “How does the current rapid response system workflow compare to the rapid response system …