Abstract
The goal for all patients presenting to the Emergency Department with a chief complaint of chest pain is to complete an EKG and have it read by an ED Physician within 10 minutes of arrival. Prior to the process change, the Emergency Department was achieving this goal of 47 % of the time. With the change in our process we have maintained performance at the 50th percentile with multiple weeks above the 90th percentile nationally for completing the EKG and having it read by a physician within 10 minutes.
Sigma Membership
Omega Epsilon at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
Texas Health Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Cardiac Triage, Emergency Department, Patient Care Improvement
Recommended Citation
Harbison, Eric, "EKG timeliness: Going against the grain" (2020). General Submissions: Presenations (Oral and Poster). 90.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_presentations/2020/posters/90
Conference Name
Emergency Nursing 2020
Conference Host
Emergency Nurses Association
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2020
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EKG timeliness: Going against the grain
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The goal for all patients presenting to the Emergency Department with a chief complaint of chest pain is to complete an EKG and have it read by an ED Physician within 10 minutes of arrival. Prior to the process change, the Emergency Department was achieving this goal of 47 % of the time. With the change in our process we have maintained performance at the 50th percentile with multiple weeks above the 90th percentile nationally for completing the EKG and having it read by a physician within 10 minutes.