Evolution of a rapid response system from voluntary to mandatory activation.
A policy requiring rapid response activation for all patients who met physiologic instability criteria, which was initiated four years after the rapid response system's inception, significantly increased the number of rapid response calls and was associated with a reduction in cardiorespiratory arrests outside of critical care areas.
Jones
Catherine M
CM
Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. cmjones@wfubmc.edu
Bleyer
Anthony J
AJ
Petree
Becky
B
D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000592:standards; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D057209:Hospital Rapid Response Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009657:North Carolina; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards