Patient Flow
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What does the term 'flow' refer to in healthcare?

  • Progressive movement of people, equipment, and information through processes (correct)
  • Static allocation of clinicians to specific departments
  • Stagnation of patients in the emergency department
  • Limited movement of supplies and equipment within a healthcare facility

    • What are the consequences of poor flow in healthcare?

  • Effective management of medications and supplies
  • Efficient allocation of patients to suitable wards
  • Smooth and continuous flow of process
  • Crowded, stressful, and unsafe emergency departments (correct)

    • What are the 7 flows mentioned in the text?

  • Flow of patients, technicians, medications, supplies, equipment, information, and process
  • Flow of patients, administrators, medications, supplies, equipment, information, and process
  • Flow of patients, nurses, medications, supplies, equipment, information, and process
  • Flow of patients, clinicians, medications, supplies, equipment, information, and process (correct)

    • What is the objective of the lecture mentioned in the text?

    <p>Definition of patient flow and key concepts for improving flow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is mentioned as the author of the text?

    <p>David M. Paushter, M.D., FACR</p> Signup and view all the answers

    David M. Paushter, M.D., FACR is mentioned as the author of the text

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Flow in healthcare generally denotes the movement of patients only between staff, departments, and organizations along a pathway of care

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The term 'flow' in healthcare refers to the movement of people, equipment, and information through a sequence of processes

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Poor flow in healthcare can lead to crowded, stressful, and unsafe emergency departments

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The objective of the lecture mentioned in the text is to define patient flow and discuss key concepts for improving flow in healthcare

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Flow in healthcare refers only to the movement of patients between staff and departments

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Poor flow in healthcare can lead to crowded and unsafe emergency departments

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Dr. David M. Paushter is mentioned as the author of the text

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The term 'flow' in healthcare includes the movement of equipment and information

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The objective of the lecture is to define patient flow and discuss key concepts for improving flow

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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