Abstract
Efficient patient throughput is an ongoing challenge in the Interventional Radiology Department. The purpose of this project was to improve patient throughput, decrease delays in room turnover, and provide patient continuity of care by transitioning the IR phase II PACU to a phase I PACU.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Mu
Lead Author Affiliation
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Continuity of Care, Interventional Radiology, Patient Throughput
Recommended Citation
Boado, Cynthia; Lamberson, Nancy; and Scasserra, Dawn, "Patient throughput quality improvement initiative in interventional radiology" (2019). INRC (Congress). 189.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2019/presentations_2019/189
Conference Name
30th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Conference Year
2019
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Patient throughput quality improvement initiative in interventional radiology
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Efficient patient throughput is an ongoing challenge in the Interventional Radiology Department. The purpose of this project was to improve patient throughput, decrease delays in room turnover, and provide patient continuity of care by transitioning the IR phase II PACU to a phase I PACU.