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Operational Changes,
Improvements in outcomes
- Time to critical labs drawn at hand-off
- Briefings and debriefings implemented; SBAR communication for nursing report, telephone communication
- Decrease in infection rates
- Decrease LOS and increased throughput
- Patient Satisfaction score exceeded target (Press Ganey)
- Work Culture survey score increased
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