TY - GEN AB - OMU is an ambulatory medical unit providing a variety of short-stay invasive diagnostic and/or treatment procedures for a wide array of disease processes in an outpatient setting. The problem was identified after reoccurrence of same-day cancellations and/or unplanned admissions for preventable and non-preventable factors. The plan is to identify same-day cancelation and unplanned admission trends by implementing a data tracking tool followed by implementing or revising current practices to reduce those rates which will optimize unit utilization and decrease delays in patient care. AD - Portland VA Medical Center AU - Godwin, Mica DA - 2018 DO - 10.6083/vt150k099 DO - DOI ID - 8540 KW - Ambulatory Care Facilities KW - Outpatient Clinics, Hospital KW - Patient Compliance KW - Appointments and Schedules KW - Patient Admission L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8540/files/2018-EBP-VA-Godwin-Tracking_Same_Day_Cancellations_and_Unplanned_Admissions_in_the_Outpatient_Medicine_Unit-ExecutiveSummary.pdf L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8540/files/2018-EBP-VA-Godwin-Tracking_Same_Day_Cancellations_and_Unplanned_Admissions_in_the_Outpatient_Medicine_Unit-Presentation.pdf L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8540/files/2018-EBP-VA-Godwin-Tracking_Same_Day_Cancellations_and_Unplanned_Admissions_in_the_Outpatient_Medicine_Unit-ExecutiveSummary.pdf L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8540/files/2018-EBP-VA-Godwin-Tracking_Same_Day_Cancellations_and_Unplanned_Admissions_in_the_Outpatient_Medicine_Unit-Presentation.pdf L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8540/files/2018-EBP-VA-Godwin-Tracking_Same_Day_Cancellations_and_Unplanned_Admissions_in_the_Outpatient_Medicine_Unit-ExecutiveSummary.pdf L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8540/files/2018-EBP-VA-Godwin-Tracking_Same_Day_Cancellations_and_Unplanned_Admissions_in_the_Outpatient_Medicine_Unit-Presentation.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8540/files/2018-EBP-VA-Godwin-Tracking_Same_Day_Cancellations_and_Unplanned_Admissions_in_the_Outpatient_Medicine_Unit-ExecutiveSummary.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8540/files/2018-EBP-VA-Godwin-Tracking_Same_Day_Cancellations_and_Unplanned_Admissions_in_the_Outpatient_Medicine_Unit-Presentation.pdf N2 - OMU is an ambulatory medical unit providing a variety of short-stay invasive diagnostic and/or treatment procedures for a wide array of disease processes in an outpatient setting. The problem was identified after reoccurrence of same-day cancellations and/or unplanned admissions for preventable and non-preventable factors. The plan is to identify same-day cancelation and unplanned admission trends by implementing a data tracking tool followed by implementing or revising current practices to reduce those rates which will optimize unit utilization and decrease delays in patient care. PB - Veterans Administration Medical Center (Portland, Or.) PY - 2018 T1 - Tracking same-day cancellations and unplanned admissions in the Outpatient Medicine Unit TI - Tracking same-day cancellations and unplanned admissions in the Outpatient Medicine Unit UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8540/files/2018-EBP-VA-Godwin-Tracking_Same_Day_Cancellations_and_Unplanned_Admissions_in_the_Outpatient_Medicine_Unit-ExecutiveSummary.pdf UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/8540/files/2018-EBP-VA-Godwin-Tracking_Same_Day_Cancellations_and_Unplanned_Admissions_in_the_Outpatient_Medicine_Unit-Presentation.pdf Y1 - 2018 ER -