Outcomes following changing from a two-tiered to a three-tiered hospital rapid response system.

Conclusion A three-tiered RRS may reduce disruption to normal hospital routines while maintaining the same overall patient outcomes.What is known about the topic? RRS calls result in significant disruption to normal hospital routines because staff can be called away from normal duties to attend. The best staffing model for an RRS is currently unknown.What does this paper add? The present study demonstrates, for the first time, that changing a hospital RRS from a two-tiered to a three-tiered model can reduce the rate of incidents reported by staff caused by leaving normal duties to attend RRS calls while maintaining the same overall patient outcomes.What are the implications for practitioners? Hospitals could potentially reduce disruption to normal hospital routines, without compromising patient care, by changing to a three-tiered RRS. PMID: 29141770 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research