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Members of the Clinical Quality Initiatives Team initiate and coordinate a meeting to identify the specific needs and objectives of administrators and healthcare practitioners from the: |
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Laboratory |
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Emergency Department |
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Chest Pain Centers |
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Cath Labs |
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Intensive Care Units |
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Surgical Recovery Areas |
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The team then: |
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Evaluates workflow and patient load |
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Examines diagnostic protocols and compares them with best demonstrated practices and Industry guidelines |
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Conducts data mining |
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Reviews testing volumes |
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Analyzes turnaround times |
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The team works closely and interfaces with societies and organizations such as: |
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American College of Emergency Physicians |
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Emergency Nurses Association |
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The CRUSADE Initiative |
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The Society of Chest Pain and Providers
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The Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Healthcare Consulting Group |
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Individual healthcare facilities and organizations |
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A customized Implementation Plan consisting of recommendations to improve the delivery of healthcare and reduce costs is developed and presented |
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New programs are implemented, existing patient management protocols are enhanced and the programs are monitored for effectiveness against benchmarks |
