title: Patient throughput collaborative yields positive results for New Jersey hospitals.
abstract: Collecting and analyzing data was a key step in a process improvement initiative undertaken by several hospitals in New Jersey. The hospitals found that patient flow problems commonly stemmed from uneven use of operating rooms and unenforced admission/discharge policies on inpatient units. Shared solutions included improving staff communication and enforcing admission/discharge policies.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D009515:New Jersey; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D058996:Quality Improvement