Pre-Admission Testing in Person to Phone Conversion Project

Seventy Percent (70%) of Pre-admission Testing Assessments were done by phone within one to three days before surgery. This process resulted in occasional case cancellations, inability to receive clearances on time and delays in reviewing lab results. It also caused Patient, Physician and Employee dissatisfaction, staff overtime and low OR utilization, thus reducing organizational revenue.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - August 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Rose D. Ziffra, Terry Anne Booble, Patti Mulligan, Mariella Fortino, Rosemary Baer Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research