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Hospital Capacity Management: Insights and Strategies

Hospital Priorities Bed Assignment Inpatient and Outpatient Emergency Department Observation Care Determining Patients Level of Care Emergency Department Admissions Types of Hospital Beds ICU Intensive Care Beds Med/Surg Beds Emergency Department Beds Capacity Management Strategies Hospital Prep ED Rounding Discharging Patients Geographic Staffing The Generic Model Admit/Rounder Model Observation Units Size and Staffing Modeling Unit Requirements Analysis Unit Location Staffing Window of Visibility Surgical Short Stay Units Hospital Capacity Management Metrics Complex Care Patients Integrated Patient Care The Patient Centered Admission Team Standard Admission Time = 6 h and 5 min PCAT Admission Time = 50 min PCAT Location Real-World Impact Efficient Patient Transfer Priority 1 Transport Priority 2 Transport Priority 3 Transport Team-Based Care Standard Work An Example of Team-Based Care Staffing Testing Consults Pharmacy Environmental Services Technicians Seven Standards of Team-Based Care Standardized Discharge Process An Emergency Department PCAT Model:The HOT ZONE -Day Readmission Discussion and Strategies State Variability Maryland States Role of the PCP in 30-Day Readmission Reduction Role of the Emergency Department in 30-Day Readmission Reduction The Admitting Process Role in 30-Day Readmissions The Care Delivery Process The Discharge Process Role in 30-Day Readmission Reduction Follow-Up Plans The Post Discharge Role in 30-Day Readmission Reductions Additional Capacity Management Programs Proceduralist Program Discharges before Noon Physicians Secretaries Nurses Bed-Assignment Environmental Services Hospital Occupancy Leveling Provider Staffing Testing and Consulting Achieving Discharges before Noon Discharge Definition: The Patient Has Left the Bed, The Bed Has Been Cleaned, and Notification Has Reached Bed Assignment Standardization during Discharge Leveling Leveling an Orthopedics Service Line Ancillary Demand Staffing Surge Starting a Patient Flow Team Optimal Hospital Operational Strategies Phase I Centralized Bed Assignment Bed Assignment Priority Emergency Department Admissions Hospital Bed Construct Denials Management Phase II Phase III: Process Redesign Material and Supplies Patient Care Delivery Ancillary Care Delivery Redesign Phase IV: Complex Process Redesign Demand Level Staffing Space Utilization Leveling (Elective Scheduling)Process Improvement ED to ICU Transfer Project Project Focus Data Leadership Timeline Scaling Celebration Reduction in Operating Room Turn Times Project Focus Data Leadership Timeline Scaling Bibliography Glossary Index

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