Evaluation of the Impact of a Patient Progression Hub on Operational and Patient Outcomes at a Tertiary Acute Care Hospital

It is estimated that 400,000 people die every year unnecessarily in American hospitals and millions suffer complications from healthcare acquired infections and medication errors. This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project is an attempt to address gaps in patient care that impact quality and safety through a quality improvement project known as The Patient Progression Hub. This this process improvement project analyzed the impact of high-reliability principles in an acute care hospital through the implementation of a patient progression hub. This DNP project was based on the physical co-location of key departments to improvement communication, data transparency, and twice daily operational and quality review huddles. Outcomes measured to determine the impact of the Patient Progression Hub included metrics length of stay, emergency boarder hours, urinary catheter days, and patient ambulation. The PICOT question for this project was: In hospitalized adult patients, what impact does the implementation of a patient progression hub have on selected operational and quality outcomes during a 5-month period?D.N.P., Nursing Practice -- Drexel University, 201