Safety, quality & education

Improving A Rapid Response System at a Teaching Hospital: Lessons Learned From Implementation of a Novel Performance Self-Evaluation Tool

ChestPublished Quality improvement study

Authors' conclusion

We found that an educational intervention improved patient outcomes and several key process measures in our RRS.

Study context

Population
Rapid assessment and treatment (RAT) calls handled by the RRT (resident physicians supervised by an attending, respiratory therapist, critical care nurse, pharmacist) at a teaching hospital in Southern California
Comparison
RAT call responses postintervention vs baseline
Outcome
Patient outcomes and key process measures of the RRS
Methodological detailsbefore-after, single-centre, teaching hospital, educational intervention
  • Before-after
  • Single-centre
  • Teaching hospital
  • Educational intervention

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

  • Educational intervention improved patient outcomes and several key process measures

Original publication

Improving A Rapid Response System at a Teaching Hospital: Lessons Learned From Implementation of a Novel Performance Self-Evaluation Tool. Chest. Published 29 November 2024. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2024.10.055

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