改进VA帕洛阿尔托的排放过程,通过变化管理和项目重新设计排放项目的实施
Kelley Arredondo, David R Renfro1, Aileen Naungayan1
1Veterans Affairs Medical Center Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
概括
护理领导使用项目重新设计的出院 (RED) 改进了患者出院过程. 这项质量改善计划对患者的结果产生了积极的影响,展示了护理主导干预措施的有效性.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健管理的管理
- 护理实践 护理实践
- 提高质量 提高质量
背景情况:
- 患者出院过程复杂且容易出现错误.
- 有效的出院规划对于防止再入院和改善患者结果至关重要.
- 护理领导在推动流程改进方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
研究的目的:
- 评估护理领导对出院过程的影响.
- 评估重新设计出院 (RED) 项目的有效性,以改善患者的治疗结果.
- 展示护理主导的倡议能够改变医疗保健的能力.
主要方法:
- 在护理领导下实施重新设计的排放 (RED) 项目.
- 专注于释放过程的关键要素,包括患者教育和后续行动.
- 采用质量改进方法来追踪变化和结果.
主要成果:
- 护理领导层成功地实施了在出院过程中的变化.
- 在干预后,患者结果的明显改善.
- 红色项目促进了更简单,更有效的排放.
结论:
- 护理领导力是成功质量改进项目的关键驱动力.
- 项目重新设计排放 (RED) 是提高排放过程的有效策略.
- 实施护理领导的变化可以显著改善患者的治疗结果和医疗保健服务.
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