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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
Reduce Missing Lab Orders
A little bit of extra coordination to cut down on missing order yielded a lot of savings for this team.
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Why This Matters
- Missing lab orders cost money and are frustrating for patients and employees alike.
Test of Change
- Assigning a point person to coordinate orders across departments
Blitz Bulldozes Backlogged Claims
The team saw a 50 percent increase in sessions processed when members focused their efforts as a team on a particular work queue.
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Why This Matters
- Delays in moving claims through the process impacts members, staff and KP’s bottom line.
Test of Change
- Team members work together on the same queue until the backlog decreases, instead of everyone working in individual queues