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Improving After-Hours Echocardiography Communication: A Resident-Led Quality Improvement Project.

Riya Kalra¹, Moeez Hassan², Muhammad Waqas³

¹Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.

|June 2, 2026

Summary

Improving after-hours echocardiogram orders in pediatric units required an electronic health record (EHR) system modification. This resident-led quality improvement project enhanced provider notification compliance and patient safety.

Keywords:

after-hours quality improvement projects resident-led systems level intervention transthoracic echocardiogram

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Echocardiographic Assessment Using Subxiphoid-Only Examination for Hypotensive Patients

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Published on: April 18, 2025

Area of Science:

Pediatric Cardiology
Quality Improvement Science
Health Informatics

Background:

After-hours echocardiogram orders in pediatric inpatient units often lacked communication between ordering providers and interpreting cardiologists.
This communication gap led to imaging delays, inefficiencies, and potential patient safety risks.

Purpose of the Study:

To improve provider notification compliance for after-hours echocardiogram orders.
To reduce delays and enhance patient safety in pediatric echocardiogram ordering.

Main Methods:

A resident-led quality improvement project utilized sequential Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles over 16 months.
Interventions included email reminders, poster reminders, and an electronic health record (EHR) modification for mandatory notification entry.
Compliance was measured via self-reported provider surveys.

Main Results:

Baseline communication compliance was low.
Email and poster reminders showed minimal improvement.
An EHR modification requiring mandatory notification entry resulted in sustained compliance exceeding 70%.

Conclusions:

Sustained improvement in provider notification compliance for after-hours echocardiogram orders requires systems-level changes, specifically EHR modifications.
Combining educational and systems-level strategies is crucial for enhancing patient safety.