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A Systems Approach to Front-End Redesign With Rapid Triage Implementation

A Systems Approach to Front-End Redesign With Rapid Triage Implementation The most common site for hospital sentinel events due to care delays, secondary to waiting and/or inefficient processes, occurs in the emergency department (ED). Decreasing patient length of stay in an ED is a key initiative for many hospitals in order to maximize both quality and efficiency. The purpose of this practice improvement project was to (1) standardize front-end processes across a 6-hospital health system, (2) move non-sorting-related clinical questions out of triage, and (3) improve door-to-triage and door-to-provider times. The project occurred within a 6-hospital East Coast health system. This was a continuous quality improvement initiative utilizing the Donabedian theoretical model, plus the DMAIC method, for process improvement. A system-wide performance work team was formed including ED leaders and staff; site-specific implementation teams were also formed. Rapid triage implementation was effective in producing statistically significant improvement in door-to-triage, door-to-provider, and ED length of stay for discharged patients at 3 of the 6 sites. Further performance improvement projects in this area are needed to better understand the generalizability of this process in other EDs. Furthermore, from a leadership perspective, additional investigation is needed into the cost savings as well as shared labor opportunities that may exist when policies and processes are standardized across a system's service line. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal Wolters Kluwer Health

A Systems Approach to Front-End Redesign With Rapid Triage Implementation

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Wolters Kluwer Health
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
ISSN
1931-4485
eISSN
1931-4493
DOI
10.1097/TME.0000000000000335
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Abstract

The most common site for hospital sentinel events due to care delays, secondary to waiting and/or inefficient processes, occurs in the emergency department (ED). Decreasing patient length of stay in an ED is a key initiative for many hospitals in order to maximize both quality and efficiency. The purpose of this practice improvement project was to (1) standardize front-end processes across a 6-hospital health system, (2) move non-sorting-related clinical questions out of triage, and (3) improve door-to-triage and door-to-provider times. The project occurred within a 6-hospital East Coast health system. This was a continuous quality improvement initiative utilizing the Donabedian theoretical model, plus the DMAIC method, for process improvement. A system-wide performance work team was formed including ED leaders and staff; site-specific implementation teams were also formed. Rapid triage implementation was effective in producing statistically significant improvement in door-to-triage, door-to-provider, and ED length of stay for discharged patients at 3 of the 6 sites. Further performance improvement projects in this area are needed to better understand the generalizability of this process in other EDs. Furthermore, from a leadership perspective, additional investigation is needed into the cost savings as well as shared labor opportunities that may exist when policies and processes are standardized across a system's service line.

Journal

Advanced Emergency Nursing JournalWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Jan 1, 2021

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