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1. HopScore: An Electronic Outcomes-Based Emergency Triage System - Final Report (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2018 - level were compared pre- ESI and post- e-triage implementation. … The tool was designed to address general deficiencies in the ESI triage process including lack of ESI … Outcome measures of timeliness pre- ESI and post- e-triage implementation. … Outcome measures of timeliness pre- ESI and post- e-triage implementation. … 3) ESI (pre) E-Triage (post) Low Acuity (Level 4 and 5) ESI (pre) E-Triage (post

2. HopScore: An Electronic Outcomes-Based Emergency Triage System | Digital Healthcare Research
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   January 01, 2023 - This project compared the E-triage to the Emergency Severity Index (ESI), the current standard for ED … outcomes compared to ESI.  … Additionally, the nurses assigned an acuity level using ESI. … Compared to ESI, E-triage improved risk stratification for identifying low-risk patients, allowing providers … Concordance of E-triage and nursing triage using ESI was 80 percent, supporting the value of combining

3. 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

4. Some Patients Can't Wait: Improving Timeliness of Emergency Department Care | PSNet
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   November 25, 2020 - The triage nurse assigned Emergency Severity Index (ESI) category 2. … EDs use the ESI triage system to sort patients into priority categories based on presenting complaint … Usually performed by a registered nurse, the ESI is a “five-level triage algorithm that categorizes emergency … While there is some evidence that the ESI framework may lead to both over- and under-triage, the nurse … Emergency Severity Index (ESI): a Triage Tool for Emergency Department Care, Version 4. 2020:1-114.

5. Delayed Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in an Elderly Patient. | PSNet
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   February 26, 2020 - The ESI triage process is insensitive to the nuances in patient presentations. … In the United States, 96% of EDs utilize the Emergency Severity Index (ESI), a triage tool that sorts … , she should have been assigned ESI-2 instead of ESI-3. … criteria and ESI categories 4 and 5; some ESI 3 patients may also qualify. … Emergency Severity Index (ESI): a Triage Tool for Emergency Department Care, Version 4. 2020:1-114. [

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. The One That Got Away—Elopement of a Suicidal Patient in the Emergency Department. | PSNet
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    September 27, 2023 - , the patient was placed on a gurney in the hallway next to the triage station at 1650. … psychiatric inpatient admission to manage “crisis” presentations. 3-5 The Emergency Severity Index (ESI … that US hospitals use to categorize and prioritize care for emergency patients who have been triaged: ESI … immediately life-threatening conditions like cardiac arrest, blunt trauma, seizure, and choking, while ESI … complaint (and all those likely to be eventually placed on a psychiatric commitment order) are triaged as ESI

11. 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

12. 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.

13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2018 - rural hospitals can enhance the detection of subtle abnormalities and can improve early treatment and triage … may overestimate the value of local care in patients' perceptions of care quality.(23) Most ED-based triage … Elaborate triage systems have been developed for trauma and cardiac care, and some have proposed similar … Emergency Severity Index (ESI): A Triage Tool for Emergency Department Care. … SBARToolkit.aspx https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26174410 https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/esi

14. 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

15. NHQDR Data Spotlight and Infographics & Factsheets – NHQDR Data Tools
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    January 01, 2022 - Accurate Reports from Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Curriculum Tools Emergency Severity Index (ESI … ): A Triage Tool for Emergency Departments Healthcare Simulation Dictionary Measurement and Reporting

16. Chest Pain in a Rural Hospital | PSNet
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    June 02, 2021 - rural hospitals can enhance the detection of subtle abnormalities and can improve early treatment and triage … overestimate the value of local care in patients' perceptions of care quality.( 23 ) Most ED-based triage … Elaborate triage systems have been developed for trauma and cardiac care, and some have proposed similar … teamwork, using ED-based consultation or telemedicine consults, standardizing handoffs, and building triage … Emergency Severity Index (ESI): A Triage Tool for Emergency Department Care.

17. Factors Associated with Emergency Department Return Among COVID-19 Patients - Final Report (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - Index visit information included the patient’s Emergency Severity Index (ESI) at the time of triage, … bronchodilators: 12.6% Diagnostic EKG performed at index encounter 44.4% 64.7% Encounter Acuity ESI … : 3V 31.4% 22.1% ESI (mean) 3.2 2.9 14 Feature Category Feature(s) No Hospitalization Hospitalization … Antiemetics: 11.6% Diagnostic EKG performed at index encounter 45.0% 69.8% Encounter Acuity ESI: … 3-Vertical 31.3% 16.3% ESI (mean) 3.2 2.7 Mode of Arrival: Walk-In 84.1% 65.1% Comorbidities Top

18. Leveraging Health System Telehealth and Informatics Infrastructure to Create a Continuum of Services for COVID-19 Screening, Testing, and Treatment: A Learning Health System Approach – Final Report (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - a NLP approach to identify key symptoms that supplemented structured data used for the electronic triage … • Utilization of MUSC’s COVID Virtual Urgent Care Screening to Testing Triage.14 The focus of this … study was on MUSC’s use of virtual urgent care for COVID-19 screening and triage to testing. … the COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with a significant change in employer-sponsored insurance (ESI … However, younger individuals were more likely to lose ESI coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic compared

19. Opportunistic Decision Making Information Needs and Workflow in Emergency Care - Final Report (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - policies and programs in place (e.g. variation when rapid assessments areas are open or closed, team in triage … High Level WDO components Operation Required Object Goal Arrival Medical Receptionist Check in Triage … Triage Nurse Determine Emergency Severity Index Category Nurse Assessment Care Area Nurse Collect … needs, and boarding shown on all screens Filters on groups,units, care areas pa ent acuity scores (ESI … Triage in the emergency department–a qualitative study of the factors which nurses consider when making