workflow initiatives: driving finance and quality in a hospital setting documentation tools, alerts...
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Workflow Initiatives:
Driving Finance and Quality in a Hospital Setting
Documentation tools, alerts and reminders – a nursing workflow enhancement process
Presenters:
Deborah Aders, RN, MS Senior Consultant, SharerVision
Healthcare Consulting
Carol Roesch, RN, BSN, MBA, FACHE CNO, Union Hospital Health Group
PICASO
Program of Integration
for Care and Safety Optimization
Technical Needs
Touch Screen Monitor in every patient room;
Badge swiper attached for user authentication;
Large “white board” monitor for hallway view of alerts;
Tablet PC for aids to carry – optional.
Technical Needs
Touch Screen Monitor in every patient room;
Badge swiper attached for user authentication;
Large “white board” monitor for hallway view of alerts;
Tablet PC for aids to carry – optional.
QUESTIONS??
Now What? Getting Real Time Information to the Nurse!
Data, Data, Data . . . . Real? Timely?
Real Time Information and Outcomes Questions to Consider?
How do we use the information we now have to assist the nurse at the bedside?
How do we improve outcomes with real time data?
Can real time data really improve nursing efficiencies? Right staff, right patient, right time!
How does the capture of right information for quality also benefit staffing mix and identify patient acuity?
Does IT really help improve patient safety?
Information at the Bedside
TOO MUCH! TOO LITTLE! Vital Signs Medications Equipment Diet Care Plans Teaching Needs Pain Assessments
Data and Outcomes can be Married!
Assessment design to collect complete information
Reminders Lab information at time of medication
delivery Protocols built into the system Documentation links directly to care
plan and teaching plan
Efficiencies Can Be Seen
Staffing and Acuity
How can real time information identify patient acuity? Measures of acuity include:
Total care Restraint usage Monitored patient Ventilator patient Fall risk precautions Blood administration Multiple IV Pediatric patients
Staffing Effectively
Staffing for activity and workload units at the time they occur allows more efficiency as well as appropriate staffing based on patient needs
This means staffing for the workload and real patient needs rather than maintaining a nurse: patient ratio
Flexibility in adjusting staffing based on workloads is needed at the unit level
Does IT improve quality?
Real time information Protocols and standards at the
caregivers fingertips Reminders, nothing forgotten! Evidence based practice driven
throughout the system Right staff with the right skill mix at
the right time for every patient
Questions?
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