Meeting
Abstract Number: 240
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: A LEAN principle is that front line staff provide value as defined by the customer (the patient). Within a LEAN framework, an A3 is both a way to understand your problem and a tool to organize multiple PDSA cycles into one cohesive and visible structure. While the literature cites many examples of PDSA cycles […]
Abstract Number: 253
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Code Blue events, or in-hospital patient emergencies, often require advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and unfortunately can end in loss of life. Defining and measuring outcomes is an essential step for improvement in any process, but especially for a process as critical as Code Blues. In our institution, Code Blues are run by a […]