Building Best Practices to Drive Quality Improvement
Speakers:
Sini V. Eapen, MSN, APRN, ACNPC-AG, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, CMC - Program Manager-Chest Pain Program, Ben Taub Hospital-Harris Health System
Charyl T. Asuncion, MSN, AGPCNP-C, PCCN, AACC - Manager, Cardiac Services APPs , Transitions of Care, and Accreditation Program, HMH JFK University Medical Center
Moderator:
Christina Koutras, BSN, RN, CPHQ - Director NCDR Registry Products, American College of Cardiology
Description:
This session will include two facilities sharing unique ways their facilities help improve patient care. The first presentation delves into the imperative realm of expedited ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction patient transfers. It uncovers the pivotal goal set by the American Heart Association to reduce Door-in-Door-Out times to under 30 minutes. With a focus on the implementation of the innovative STEMI auto launch process, the session elucidates how this approach contributes to improved patient outcomes, minimized myocardial damage, and compliance with STEMI performance standards. Attendees will gain insights into interdisciplinary collaboration, seamless EMS dispatch integration, and the positive impact of these measures on STEMI patient care.
The second presentation will discuss how an APP-led protocol driven closed observation unit was implemented and its impact on Heart Score documentation compliance, stress test utilization, and length of stay.
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the significance of expedited transfers for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction patients and the American Heart Association's goal of reducing Door-in-Door-Out time to under 30 minutes.
- Explain the proposition behind using Critical Care Transport Emergency Medical Services for expedited interfacility transfers and its potential impact on DIDO times.
- Recognize the strategies and collaborative efforts involved in reducing EMS response time and optimizing the interfacility transfer process for STEMI patients.
- Describe an APP-led protocol driven closed observation unit structure.
- Discuss the impact of an APP-led protocol driven closed observation unit on Heart Score documentation compliance, stress test utilization, and length of stay in the Chest Pain patient population.