Idea Board: January
Date Posted: Monday, February 01, 2016
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NAME(S): Diane Ryan, Brenda McSherry DATE: Dec. 2015 What is the problem/waste? Isotope list in second hot lab should be eliminated, duplication of paperwork. Idea: Eliminated with Radiation Safety Approval Date the idea was implemented: December 14, 2015 |
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What is the problem/waste? Patients sometimes get turned away because appts. (specific - consults) or procedures are not scan in Soraian/iDX. Why is this happening? Info Desk does not have access to Imagecast to view appt. or location Idea: Provide Info desk staff with viewing access - assess need - tech sheet and data via Info Desk Staff Date the idea was implemented: 12/17/2015 |
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NAME(S): Mary DATE: 9/25/2015 What is the problem/waste? Patients unable to separate fingers on lateral view Why is this happening? Nothing to use that is clean or disposable Idea: Use large tongue depressor to separate finger. Date the idea was implemented 11/4/2015 |
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NAME(S): Linda DATE: 11/2/2015 What is the problem/waste? Patients able to see personal information on computer Idea: Place a privacy screen on window Date the idea was implemented 11/5/2015 |
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NAME(S): Dianne D. DATE: 10/2/2015 What is the problem/waste? Patients who have to return are not showing on schedule Idea: Have something in place to notify front desk when patient is returning Date the idea was implemented: 12/8/2015 |
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NAME(S): Donna DATE: 12/2015 What is the problem/waste? Need to identify patients on TB precautions. Had a few recent exposures. Idea: All Leads at Memorial are receiving daily email updating patients on precaustions. In Ultrasound these will be posted daily on the Ultrasound office for the staff. A TB inservice is being planned for the Radiology staff in January. Date the idea was implemented: 12/16/2015 |
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NAME(S): Lisa L. DATE: 12/2/2015 ??? What is the problem/waste? Need Solutions faxing all approvals from Doctors office Why is this happening? Waste of paper Idea: Called and got them to take our fax number out of system Date the idea was implemented: 12/8/2015 |
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NAME(S): Steve G. DATE: 12/1/2015 What is the problem/waste? Taking too long for inpatients to arrive Why is this happening? Too many steps in the process Idea: Use the TDSS system in Angio. Date the idea was implemented 12/2/2015 |
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NAME(S): Steve G. DATE: 12/8/2015 What is the problem/waste? It's tough finding a central computer to use TDSS for Resource. Why is it happening? The computers in control room being used. Idea: Put a WOW next to whiteboard with worklist and TDSS Date the idea was implemented: 12/18/2015 |
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NAME(S): Virginia R DATE: 12/1/2015 Idea 1: Paperless workflow for mammo. Started in ACC. Will be across the rest of sites and enterprise wide hopefully by the end of January Date the idea was implemented: 12/15/2015 |
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NAME(S): Darlene L. DATE: 11/2015 Idea: Decided that the Tuesday after a Monday holiday we will try to leave the 11:00 AM slot open for inpatient urgent cases that may have been waiting. Date the idea was implemented: 12/2015 |
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NAME(S): Page DATE: 11/2015 What is the problem/waste? Occasionally unable to find film holder in the OR Idea: Inform all xray staff that the grid holder is held in the pod between rooms 8 and 10 Date the idea was implemented 11/12/2015 |
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NAME(S): Brenda M. DATE: 10/2015 What is the problem/waste? Need to provide pediatric patients in Nuclear Medicine with a toy/gift. Idea: Obtained boy and girl gift bags from volunteer services Date the idea was implemented: 11/5/2015 |
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NAME(S): Darlene L. DATE: 10/2/2015 What is the problem/waste? Angio at Memorial - Problem with orders for outpatient being lost and/or misplaced in surgical admissions Idea: Designate a bright green folder for all orders to go into and be delivered every afternoon by centrans at 3:00 PM to surgical admissions. There is a sign off sheet on the front for our nurse to sign and write how many sets of orders there are and a spot for receiving nurse in surgial admissions to do the same. Empty green folders are picked up for re-use. Date the idea was implemented: 12/15/2015 |
NAME(S): Crystal DATE: 10/1/2015