Express admission: an experiment in front-end redesign.
A redesigned admitting procedure includes simplifying and compressing all processes that occur during the first 24 hours after admission. Centralizing admissions procedures resulted in reducing actual admitting time to 80 minutes. Decreased length of stay is indicated as a probable result of the redesign.
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D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010343:Patient Admission; D013997:Time Factors