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September 8, 2015Journal of Hospital AdministrationOpen Access

Implementation of patient care delivery models focusing on coordination of care and efficiency reduced hospital length of stay, and the use of preoperative briefings and surgical safety checklists improved patient safety outcomes.

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Why the study?

Do coordination of care interventions in hospitals improve patient outcomes and efficiency?

Population

Hospital settings (rapid literature review including 12 relevant articles)

Comparison

Coordination of care interventions, including… vs Standard care or pre-intervention periods

Design

Systematic_review

Key result

Implementation of patient care delivery models focusing on coordination of care and efficiency reduced hospital length of stay, and the use of preoperative briefings and surgical safety checklists improved patient safety outcomes.

Authors

DMDominic MadellLVLuís VillaBHBrooke Hayward

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Overview

Supports adoption of coordination models and checklists in hospitals; reinforces evidence for efficiency and safety gains.

Structured PICO

Do coordination of care interventions in hospitals improve patient outcomes and efficiency?

P
Population
Hospital settings (rapid literature review including 12 relevant articles)
I
Intervention
Coordination of care interventions, including patient care delivery models, preoperative briefings, and surgical safety checklists
C
Comparator
Standard care or pre-intervention periods
O
Outcome
Length of stay and patient safety outcomes (surgical mortality, complications)

Implementation of patient care delivery models and surgical safety checklists in hospitals can effectively reduce length of stay and improve patient safety outcomes.

Limitations

  • Selection bias due to rapid review methodology
  • Publication bias
  • Language of publication bias
  • Many reviewed articles lacked measurable improvements to patient outcomes or efficiency, focusing instead on process-oriented or subjective results
  • Selection bias
  • Language of publication bias due to rapid review methodology
  • Many reviewed articles lacked measurable improvements to patient outcomes

Cite This Study

Madell et al. (2015) conducted a review in Hospital care coordination and workflow management. Patient care delivery models, preoperative briefings, and surgical safety checklists vs. Standard care or no intervention was evaluated. Implementation of patient care delivery models focusing on coordination of care and efficiency reduced hospital length of stay, and the use of preoperative briefings and surgical safety checklists improved patient safety outcomes.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1c7bec973ffece4bc3e214https://doi.org/10.5430/jha.v4n6p77
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