Patient Safety Topic

Patient Logistics

Overview

​​​Potential and actual safety hazards can result from the movement of patients through complex healthcare systems. Implementation of risk reduction strategies can enhance patient safety and prevent patient harm, especially in the emergency department.

Educational Tools

Emergency Department Census Tracking Tool
Facilities can use this tool to track the census in the emergency department for up to five weeks, and track the census separately for adult, pediatric, and trauma patients.

Emergency Department Operational Measures Tool
Facilities can use this sample tool to track the operational benchmarks collected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, especially for emergency departments without a comprehensive electronic information system.

Emergency Department Front-End Process Measure Threshold Tool
Facilities can use this sample tool to define emergency department front-end process measure thresholds and to specify interventions that may be implemented when a process measure threshold has been reached.

Multimedia

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Safety Tips for Patients