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HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PROJECT TOPIC

Reducing ER Wait Time

PREPARED BY DATE

Your Name Month Day, Year

OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION (Item 1)

• 358-bed teaching hospital located in Leesburg VA

• Mission: to improve the health of the diverse community we serve through excellence in patient care and education

• Vision: to be a leading teaching hospital in the nation.

• Services provided: Women health, heart & vascular care, emergency room, urgent care, outpatient clinical laboratory, medical intensive care unit, etc.

• 17,000 Admissions per year, 175,000 outpatients per year, etc.

IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS (Item 2)

• Longer ER wait time than the state average

SOLUTIONS (Item 3)

• Solution: Use technology to increase effectiveness and efficiencies of ER operations

MEASURABLE PROJECT GOALS (Item 4)

• Goal 1: To implement an up-and-running ER tracking system by 12/31/2019.

• Goal 2: xxxxxxx

• Goal 3: xxxxxx

OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES (Item 5)

• Obstacles: budget, employee resistance, etc.

• Opportunities: meeting Meaningful Use, improved patient satisfaction, better quality

of ER care, increased revenue, etc.

STRAGETIC (or ACTION) PLAN (Item 6)

• See Appendix

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Use at least seven scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources in addition to the course text.

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Appendix

Goals Required Tasks Individuals involved

Resources Needed

Timeline Measurements

1: To implement an up-and-running ER tracking system by 12/31/2019.

1.Find a capable IT vendor 2. Get budget approval 3. 4.

ER Director, ER Assistant, IT vendors

Referrals from other hospitals

1/15/19 to 4/15/19

Vendor’s quality of product/service

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3.