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1. Appendix C: Example Implementation Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2018 - We plan a two-step process for expediting care for ESI 3 patients. … The subset of ESI 3 triaged patients will be referred directly to the physician in triage who will begin … We also had to identify a location within triage that the physician could occupy. … We have five triage bays, and one is currently used for performing EKGs. … The physician in triage would only see a patient after the triage nurse assessed the patient and determined

2. Section 4. Identifying Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2018 - its data, ED leaders found that 87 percent of LWBS patients were triaged as Emergency Severity Index (ESI … ) Level 3, and the highest LWBS rates occurred among a subset of ESI 3 patients presenting with one of … Further, this subset of ESI 3 patients had an average length of stay of 426 minutes, compared with an … their care with the triage physician. 2. … included both rapid and comprehensive triage training.

3. Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2014 - Available at http://www.ahrq.gov/research/esi/. 2. … their care with the triage physician. 2. … To implement the five-level ESI triage system at Hahnemann University Hospital, a committee of nine nurses … The subset of ESI 3 triaged patients will be referred directly to the physician in triage who will begin … The physician in triage would only see a patient after the triage nurse assessed the patient and determined

4. New York City Uses AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS®, Other AHRQ Resources to Advance Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2015 - Emergency Severity Index , a five-level triage tool designed to provide timely emergency care to patients … augments its patient safety efforts with another AHRQ-funded resource—the Emergency Severity Index (ESI … ), a triage tool used in emergency care. … “The ESI has provided specific timeframes within which to treat patients based on the severity of their … “ESI guidelines have helped emergency care teams at all of our hospitals provide more timely treatment

5. Section 5. Preparing to Launch | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2018 - Educating the nursing staff on Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage procedures so that mid-acuity patients … several followup tasks, including ordering a permanent welcome sign for the waiting room; planning ESI … To implement the five-level ESI triage system at Hahnemann University Hospital, a committee of nine nurses … After ESI was fully implemented, nurse leaders devoted additional time auditing cases and conducting … Also, two nurses attended a train-the-trainer triage course ($16,850). Large expenditures.

6. Section 2. Forming a Patient Flow Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2018 - University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, chose to implement the five-level Emergency Severity Index (ESI … ) triage system as part of their participation in the UMLN II. … The assistant director felt strongly that it would be easier to communicate and implement ESI to the … Available at http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/esi/index.html . 2. … Although some simple ED throughput strategies may affect only ED processes (e.g., implementation of ESI

7. Hospital Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   December 01, 2017 - Sign up: HCUP Highlights Email updates Emergency Severity Index The Emergency Severity Index (ESI … ) is a five-level emergency department (ED) triage algorithm that provides clinically relevant stratification … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded initial work on the ESI.

8. Patient Safety Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2022 - The Emergency Severity Index (ESI): A Triage Tool for Emergency Department Care, Version 4 is a five-level … emergency department triage algorithm that provides clinically relevant stratification of patients into … The ESI helps hospital emergency departments rapidly identify patients in need of immediate attention