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Perfecting Patient Bed Flow In The Emergency Department, Kim-Sun Moreira
Perfecting Patient Bed Flow In The Emergency Department, Kim-Sun Moreira
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Emergency department (ED) crowding is a serious problem in the United States. Crowding in the ED can result in delays that may negatively affect patient outcomes and increase the cost of care. The purpose of this project was to understand strategies that can help to improve patient flow in the ED. The plan-to-do-study act model for process improvement influenced this project. Secondary data were collected for a 2-month period to determine the impact of workflow processes (patient boarding time in ED, surge capacity and workflow processes including the impact of ancillary departments) on the movement of admitted patients from the …