Factor
|
Source
| |
Potential reduction (minutes)
|
Steps required to address the factor
|
Responsible
|
Cost
|
---|
1
|
Escorts per patient
|
Ep
|
55
|
Adding a security guard
|
Management
|
100
|
2
|
Heart Rate (BPM)a
|
HR
|
30
|
Calm anxious patients
|
Physicians / nurses
|
20
|
3
|
Escorts in acute section
|
Ea
|
6
|
Only 1 escort per patient
|
Nurses
|
30
|
4
|
Patients in ambulatory section
|
Pa
|
5
|
Increase treatment speed
|
Management
|
500
|
5
|
Hour of arrival
|
Ha
|
6
|
Impossible to control
|
Management
|
Infinity
|
6
|
Tests needed
|
Tni
|
80
|
Avoid unnecessary tests
|
Nurses
|
30
|
- aNote: We assume that the average patient’s heart rate can be reduced by 10 BPM