How Super Is Supertrack? Expediting Care of Fast-track Patients through a Pediatric Emergency Department
We improved the flow of Supertrack patients by decreasing their length of stay and increasing how many were discharged within their anticipated timeframe. Limitations included an unexpected surge in patients with respiratory complaints and staffing and structural constraints preventing the designation of a discrete Supertrack assessment space with dedicated providers. These findings are helpful for institutions seeking to develop an effective fast-track model with limited space and resources.
Authors
- Daniel Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2740-0752)
- Chisom Agbim
- Sandra P. Spencer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-3195)
- Cortney Braund
- Bernadette Johnson
- Sarah K. Schmidt
Institutions
- Palo Alto University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Quality and Safety
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pq9.0000000000000770
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.38
Funders
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus