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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Operations
  • Quality Improvement Science
  • Patient Flow Management

Background:

  • Emergency department (ED) crowding and prolonged boarding times significantly impair patient care quality.
  • Inefficiencies in the patient admission process contribute to extended ED boarding.
  • Optimizing patient transitions from ED to inpatient (IP) units is crucial for healthcare delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To decrease average ED boarding time for admitted patients by 35% over 24 months.
  • To identify and address systemic inefficiencies in the ED-to-IP admission process.
  • To improve overall patient flow and care access within the hospital system.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Model for Improvement framework and a key driver diagram to guide interventions.
  • Implemented serial Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles for iterative testing and refinement of process changes.
  • Focused interventions on enhancing shared process knowledge, IP room readiness, stakeholder communication, and admission streamlining.
  • Employed statistical process control charts to monitor ED boarding time, ED length of stay (LOS), very rapid transfer rate, and left without being seen (LWBS) rate.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a 40% reduction in average ED boarding time, decreasing it from 169 to 102 minutes.
  • Observed a concurrent decrease in ED length of stay (LOS) and left without being seen (LWBS) rates.
  • Maintained stability in the very rapid transfer rate, indicating no adverse impact on critical care access.

Conclusions:

  • Sustained engagement from institutional and site leadership was critical for project success.
  • A systematic approach to understanding and optimizing the admission process led to significant improvements.
  • Streamlined communication and clear process timelines effectively improved transitions of care and ED operations.