Improving Discharge at North Carolina Children’s Hospital

Lead

Kathleen Bradford, MD

Aim

To increase the rate of hospital discharges occurring by 1pm on the General Pediatric Medical Service (PMA team) to 50% by June 30, 2015.

2015 IHQI Seed Grant Program Symposium Presentation

Project Accomplishments

• Spread to another service from the Society of Hospital Medicine

Presentations

• Oral presentation at the Society of Hospital Medicine annual meeting (April 2017)
• Children’s Improvement Council Meeting (March 2017)
• Pediatric Clinical Operation Council (Jan 2017)
• Utilization management (March 2016)
• School of Public Health PubH 703 (Jan 2015 and Feb 2017)
• Pediatric Grand Rounds- Transitions of Care (August 2016)
• UNC Health Care Quality Expo (10/20/2016)
• UNC School of Medicine Student Research Day (11/11/2016)