2021
Taking the next step: Improving care transitions from a first‐episode psychosis service
Gallagher K, Ferrara M, Pollard J, Sykes L, Li F, Imetovski S, Cahill J, Mathis W, Srihari VH. Taking the next step: Improving care transitions from a first‐episode psychosis service. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2021, 16: 91-96. PMID: 35029048, DOI: 10.1111/eip.13127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode servicesQuality improvement approachQI approachExact testFirst-episode psychosis servicesUnknown treatment statusRecent-onset psychosisFisher's exact testDischarge planning processStudy-Act cyclesDischarge planningCare transitionsCare 3Onset psychosisDisposition planningPsychosis servicesTreatment statusFunctional gainsPatient engagementQI phasePlan-DoPatientsDisposition outcomesTransfer statusMonths
2019
Effects of Real-time EMS Direction on Optimizing EMS Turnaround and Load-balancing Between Neighboring Hospital Campuses
Felice J, Coughlin RF, Burns K, Chmura C, Bogucki S, Cone DC, Joseph D, Parwani V, Li F, Saxa T, Ulrich A. Effects of Real-time EMS Direction on Optimizing EMS Turnaround and Load-balancing Between Neighboring Hospital Campuses. Prehospital Emergency Care 2019, 23: 788-794. PMID: 30798628, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1587123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulance DiversionCrowdingEmergency Medical DispatchEmergency Service, HospitalHumansPatient TransferConceptsNurse navigator programSingle healthcare systemNavigator programHealthcare systemEmergency medical services (EMS) providersHealth system capacityNurse navigatorChief complaintEmergency departmentMedical service providersED volumeInpatient facilitiesTurnaround timeNeighboring hospitalRegistered NursesHospitalHospital campusSignificant decreaseED capacityIncidenceReal-time assessmentProgram implementationPrimary objectiveSignificant improvementPatients