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Ensuring Patients’ Wishes in Times of Need
Increased the number of patients completing advance directives from 20 percent to 80 percent in 3 months.
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Why This Matters
- Advance directives give patients a say in their care plan while they can make informed decisions and help make their choices known to family members and their doctor.
Test of Change
- Creating a process for medical assistants to verify, update and offer information about advance care directives to radiation oncology patients

Provide Care With Secondary Tubing
By using secondary tubing , which can be just as safe as primary tubing for many IV uses, this team saved a bunch of money.
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Why This Matters
- When not medically necessary, primary tubing is wasteful.
Test of Change
- Switching from primary tubing to secondary tubing, whenever appropriate