Journal article
Decreasing Psychiatric Admission Wait Time in the Emergency Department by Facilitating Psychiatric Discharges
Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services, Vol.53(12), pp.20-27
12/2015
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/118008
PMID: 26505524
Abstract
Limited capacity in a psychiatric unit contributes to long emergency department (ED) admission wait times. Regulatory and accrediting agencies urge hospitals nationally to improve patient flow for better access to care for all types of patients. The purpose of the current study was to decrease psychiatric admission wait time from 10.5 to 8 hours and increase the proportion of patients discharged by 11 a.m. from 20% to 50%. The current study compared pre- and post-intervention data. Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles aimed to improve discharge processes and timeliness through initiation of new practices. Admission wait time improved to an average of 5.1 hours (t = 3.87, p = 0.006). The proportion of discharges occurring by 11 a.m. increased to 46% (odds ratio = 3.42, p < 0.0001). Improving discharge planning processes and timeliness in a psychiatric unit significantly decreased admission wait time from the ED, improving access to psychiatric care.
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Details
- Title
- Decreasing Psychiatric Admission Wait Time in the Emergency Department by Facilitating Psychiatric Discharges
- Creators
- Pamela R StoverScott Harpin
- Publication Details
- Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services, Vol.53(12), pp.20-27
- Academic Unit
- Nursing, College of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547980201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article