Using a multidisciplinary CQI approach to reduce ER-to-floor admission time.
A 110-bed community hospital used a multidisciplinary continuous quality improvement process to decrease the time needed to admit a non-critical care patient to the hospital from the emergency department (ER). The specific objective was to reduce the total amount of time needed for a patient who has entered the ER to be assigned to a bed on a designated medical/surgical unit, while at the same time maintaining quality of care and providing the patient with a pleasant atmosphere.
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Marshall Hospital, Placerville, CA, USA.
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D000289:Admitting Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D002140:California; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013997:Time Factors; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*