? Need Benchmark for LWT (LWBS) & AMA's

gvar · Jul 2, 2001

According to our stats, we see about 1500 pt's per month and have a combined total of LWBS and AMA of about 25 per month.

That works out to about 1.7 percent. Some days it seems like alot more than that!!!!

CEN35 · Jul 4, 2001

we are working with a group right now, to try and decrease ed waiting times....and expidite the flow through the ed, which includes speeding up lab results, shorter triage process, and quicker movement to inp rooms. this company worked with many hospitals across the country. their stats show.......lwbs average as 6%. out of that 6%--> (69% tired of waiting, 12% other, 9.5% "felt better" while waiting, and 9.5% "too sick to wait any longer"). don't have any ama stats? sorry :)

debbyed · Jul 29, 2001

This wouldn't be" H-Works, Building a Clockwork ER" would it? Sound like what we are working on currently.

We see about 150 patients a day with about 5-6 LWOT's(usually all non-urgent patients) and 1-2 AMA's (those are usually patients who have been advised to be admitted and didn't want to due to prior committments, childcare(pet care) etc.

CEN35 · Jul 29, 2001

yes debbi it would be h-works out of washington dc. i have been on the commitee since it started in march, and head one of the task forces. i hope it all works out as well as they say it will. :)

one other intresting thing......our numbers seem very close to yours right now.

debbyed · Jul 30, 2001

I head up the task force on Diagnostic Results Flagging. Just finished a power-point presentation (my first) The problem is that we are in the process of building a new ER and none of the work we have done will be any good when it opens, we'll have to start over again.

By-the-way it's Debbye:p