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An Ideal Plan for Discharge
NOT HAVING THE inpatient hospital space to accommodate
patients is a trend that has not been uncommon at UMC Health
System. It is also a pattern that the hospital seeks to address
with the IDEAL Discharge initiative.
"One of the biggest challenges we have faced is having to
board patients in operating rooms or the Emergency Center
while waiting for inpatient rooms to become available," said Lisa
Barrington, M.S.N., R.N., Director of Operational Excellence
at UMC Health System. "To minimize this issue, we are
asking our physicians to use an order called 'patient discharge
anticipated within 24 hours' when appropriate."
When a physician anticipates that a patient is almost ready
to go home, he or she will signal to the care team to begin
PLANNING AHEAD IS KEY TO MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY, IMPROVING COORDINATION OF CARE AND ENHANCING THE
PATIENT EXPERIENCE.
preparations to make timely discharge possible. Specifically, the care
team will focus on three key components:
+ Improving patient flow by focusing on planning ahead
+ Enhancing transitions of care by having physicians provide
discharge summaries for each patient within 72 hours of discharge
+ Optimizing medication management by ensuring that patients are
comfortable with new routines and that all medications are safe for
each individual patient
"ese concepts intuitively make sense to our physicians and will
tremendously benefit our patients by reducing risk of complications,"
Barrington said. "Patients are our main focus, and ensuring their needs
are being met on every level is our goal."
HUAN VU, M.D.
SURGERY
TEX AS TECH PHYSICIANS
TR AVIS EGGL, D.O.
SURGERY
LUBBOCK SURGICAL ASSOCIATES
BENNETT HENDERSON, M.D.
OBSTETRICS AND
GYNECOLOGY
COVENANT MEDICAL GROUP
VIC TOR TES T, M.D.
PULMONARY DISEASES
TEX AS TECH PHYSICIANS
AMY RICHARDS, M.D.
OBSTETRICS AND
GYNECOLOGY
COVENANT MEDICAL GROUP
ANUPA PATEL, M.D.
HOSPITALIST MEDICINE
TEX AS TECH PHYSICIANS
ADAM PURTELL, M.D.
SURGERY
SWAT SURGICAL ASSOCIATES
VRINDA DEVANI, M.D.
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
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