Healthcare benchmarks
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Tennessee hospital emergency staff vie for appointments to the "PIT Crew," a performance improvement team that is racing to cut waiting times. Arkansas emergency department director uses military humor to impress upon staff the importance of improving patient satisfaction. Improvements include protocols for common complaints, portable two-way radios, and a glassed-in area for patients waiting for test results.
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Healthcare benchmarks · Feb 1999
Examine your emergency department, stat! ED is key to hospital reputation.
Hospitals say meeting patient expectations in the emergency department (ED) is key to survival. The best indicator of patient satisfaction in the ED is waiting times, which seem to matter more to some patients than clinical expertise. Few national standards on emergency waiting times exist; your best bet for benchmarking is to identify better performers such as the hospitals in this special report.