PERFECTING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS APRIL 11–12 2013 · DENVER

PERFECTING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS APRIL 11–12 2013 · DENVER

As prework for the seminar, please bring the following information:

PERFECTING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS APRIL 11–12 2013 · DENVER

Perfecting Emergency Department Operations
April 11–12, 2013 · Denver, CO

Please complete and bring the following information with you to the Seminar:

What is the wording, if any, in your organization’s strategic plan that connects to improving care in the emergency department?

Which senior leader is responsible for improvement in emergency department operations?

Who is the day-to-day manager of the emergency department improvement work?
How much time do they have allocated to this work?

What emergency department projects has your organization recently worked on?

The following will be referred to during the Seminar:

If possible, bring a floor plan/schematic of your Emergency Department.

Data

Average physician productivity (pts/hr) =
Average nursing productivity (hrs/pt or pts/hr) =

Approximate average triage time at peak hours =
Approximate door to bed time at peak hours =

Complete the attached worksheet by filling in data from your emergency department by hour for patient volume (If you do not have data on hourly patient volume, a chart based on annual volume bands is provided to approximate your hourly patient volume.), beds open, nurse staffing, and physician staffing. The ratios designated in the remaining part of the spreadsheet will then be calculated.

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