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Transportation and
Housekeeping
• Patient Flow: The Bigger Picture• Common Issues• Technology
Agenda
• Transport– Patients– Specimens/blood– Equipment
• Housekeeping– Routine Cleans– Discharge Cleans– Infection Control
Patient Flow
• Impact– Length of Stay– Emergency Wait Times– Clinical Efficiency
• Cost– Government Metrics– Performance based
billing
Starting State
• Call by Requester
• Dispatcher
• Interaction with system
• One-to-One association
• Manual data collection
ER A
ER B
RECOVER
YER
C LAB 2A 5A
URGENT C
ARE
2B ICU 4A
ENDO 4B ER
SPEC
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SURG PreO
P BSA
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91 77 67 44 44 33 28 27 35 29 28 18 15 7 5 6 3 8 2 2 5 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1
Porter Requests and Delay Percent
Request Percentage Delay
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• SURPRISES LEAD TO INEFFICIENCY
How to Improve
• Obtain Information From Most Reliable Source
• Make Information Transfer Easy
• Configure Technology to Support the Process
Conclusion
• Connexall + Supervisor
• Automate Processes
• Collect info
• Prioritize
• Dispatch
• Reduce Information Gaps
• Remove non-value added steps
Connexall State
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Medical Imaging
Patient Primary NursePorter
Patient
Transport Request Flow
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Medical Imaging
Patient Primary NursePorter
Patient
Enhanced Flow: Patient PULL
Thank you
Nurse,Please discharge
this Patient
Connexall
Hospital HIS
Select Discharge Room 201 from phone
Patient John Smith in Room 201 is discharged and ready for transport.
Room 201 Status
Yes, Doctor Smith
Porter
Seamless Patient Discharge
Connexall
Hospital HIS
Porter Selects Patient Picked UP
Room 201 Turnover
Housekeeping Selects Task
Complete
Room ready for next patient
Room 201 Status