Pre-Planned Discharges and Streamlining of Postnatal Medications
Care Process & Redesign
Singapore Healthcare Management Congress
SingHealth
31 December 2018
To reduce postnatal prescriptions printed after 10:30 AM to ≤26% and dispensed after 11:30 AM to ≤15%. Streamlined processes successfully enhanced patient discharge efficiency and reduced costs, with potential for cross-specialty.
Year Submitted: 2018
Published Date: 31 December 2018
Tags: Care Process ＆ Redesign, Quality Improvement, Value Based Care, Discharge Planning, Waiting Time, Time Saving, Cost Saving
About this Content
Aims
To reduce postnatal prescriptions printed after 10:30 AM to ≤26% and dispensed after 11:30 AM to ≤15%.
Background
Inefficient discharge workflows caused delays and longer patient waiting times for postnatal medications.
Methods
Streamlined postnatal medications and implemented pre-planned discharges to distribute workload across physicians and improve discharge efficiency.
Results
Achieved target reductions; reduced waiting times significantly; saved $702,800 annually and 2,380 man-hours through streamlined medications.
Conclusion
Streamlined processes successfully enhanced patient discharge efficiency and reduced costs, with potential for cross-specialty adaptation.
Lessons Learnt
Collaborative efforts and aligning physician workflows with discharge goals are key to sustained improvements.
Keywords
Postnatal Medications, Pre-Planned Discharges
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | SingHealth |
Organization(s) Involved | KK Women and Children Hospital |
Platform(s) | Singapore Healthcare Management Congress |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Nursing, Pharmacy |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Nutrition ＆ Dietetics |
Project Lead(s) | Go Hui Jia |
Project Member(s) | Mee Ling Gan |
Connect with this contributor!
Go Hui Jia - singaporehealthcaremanagement@singhealth.com.sg
Project Attachment
C_97_KKH_Pre_planned_Discharges_and_Streamlining_of_Postnatal_Medications.pdf