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AHA Webinars

Featured All AHA webinars are free of charge but require advance registration. AHA does not offer continui...

May 11th, 2017
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Early Identification and Treatment of Sepsis through Initiation of Response Team in the Emergency Department (ED CODE SEPSIS)

According to the 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Stati...

September 16th, 2016
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Automated Wellbeing Checks by Text and Email Enhance the Care of Discharged Emergency Department and Immediate Care Patients

In 2008, the health system’s program to contact discharged emergency department (ED) and immediat...

September 16th, 2016
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Lean Six Sigma Reduces Admission Delays in a Critical Access Hospital Emergency Department by 40%

Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...

September 16th, 2016
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Applying Lean Six Sigma Methodologies Reduces Lead Time for Emergency Department CT Scans by 32%

The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...

September 16th, 2016
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Lean Six Sigma Reduces Non-Value-Added Amylase Testing by 82% in a Tertiary Medical Center Emergency Department

Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...

September 16th, 2016
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Breathalyzer Testing in Level I Trauma Center Emergency Department Improves Psychiatric Patient Length of Stay by 52 Minutes

The emergency department (ED) was experiencing extended lengths of stay for psychiatric patients,...

September 16th, 2016
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Lean Six Sigma Reduces Troponin Turnaround Time by 94% for Cardiac Patients in Critical Access Hospital Emergency Department

Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...

September 16th, 2016
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