To Reduce the Number of Unnecessary ECGs Ordered and Performed in the Pre-Op Clinic of Anesthesiology Department

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Identifier 010_To_Reduce_Number_Unnecessary_ECGs_Ordered_LEANCohort1_ANDERSON.pdf
Title To Reduce the Number of Unnecessary ECGs Ordered and Performed in the Pre-Op Clinic of Anesthesiology Department
Creator Terry Anderson RN, BSN; Amber Bledsoe MD; John Langell, MD, PhD; Sathya Vijayakumar, MS; Ivy Zawalski RN, BSN; Josh Zimmerman MD
Subject Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Preoperative Care; Clinical Protocols; Nursing Audit; Clinical Audit; Electrocardiography; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Health Services Misuse; LEAN Project
Description It has been observed that almost 50% of ECGs ordered preoperatively are unnecessary. This project aims to reduce the number of these unnecessary ECGs.
Relation is Part of 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Date Digital 2013
Date 2013
Format application/pdf
Rights Management Copyright © 2013, University of Utah Health Care
Language eng
ARK ark:/87278/s6ck2rw9
Setname ehsl_lean
ID 1398623
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ck2rw9
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