Streamlined process cuts time to triage in half.
The two EDs in the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta have reduced their time to triage by 50% by eliminating assessment steps they considered nonessential. An ED leadership team, including assistant managers, administrative resource nurses, educators, trauma coordinators, managers, and physicians, reviewed the existing process. Steps eliminated included obtaining vital signs, conducting a full neurological assessment, using the stethoscope, or initiating procedures such as pain control or fever meds. The process was piloted with a select group of staff.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D013997:Time Factors; D017748:Time Management; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000078329:Workforce