Case Scenario:
Your ED is typically overcrowded and busy. Data reveal that although the CMS requires that pneumonia patients receive antibiotic within 4 hours of coming to the ED, these patients are receiving antibiotics between 6 and 8 hours after arrival. As the administrator, what can you do?
Q1. How would you analyze the problem?
Q2. Which members of the professional staff would you call on to help you analyze and improve the situation? Why those staff and not others?
Q3. Who would be accountable for improvements?
Q4. How would improvements be measured?
Q5. How would the data be reported? Why I one format rather than another hide problem.
Your answer must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format.