Presentation
A SEIPS Based Task-analysis of Informational Inputs Relevant to Patient Placement Decision-Making
SessionPoster Session 2
DescriptionPatient placement specialists (PPS) integrate their knowledge of health system capacity and individual patient needs to strategically place patients in appropriate hospital beds. Supporting patient placement decision-making is essential to improving patient throughput and outcomes; thus, we aimed to identify informational inputs and systems barriers to obtaining those informational inputs. We interviewed (n=4) and did 8 hours of shadowing with PPS and their managers to develop a cognitive task analysis, which revealed 1 primary goal and 4 sub-goals involved in patient-placement decision-making. To match a specific patient to a bed, PPS must identify 5 pieces of information about the patient, e.g., reason for admission. PPS then consider these inputs within the current system state, which requires monitoring 4 informational inputs, e.g., bed availability. Understanding the information that PPS need to make effective placements is critical to designing technology and systems that support patient placement and improve patient outcomes and throughputs.
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Event Type
Poster
TimeWednesday, October 15th5:30pm - 6:30pm CDT
LocationRiverside East
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