Abstract
ObjectivesThe Ground and Air Medical Quality Transport database identifies the average mobilization time (AMT) of the transport team as a metric for benchmarking. Our specific aim was to decrease our AMT to < 25 minutes for our expanded role, ground, nonsimultaneous transports by the end of quarter 4 of 2018. MethodsStandardization of data collection with awareness building, ambulance vendor involvement, and team-focused interventions were the different phases of project implementation. Documentation of reasons for delay was performed pre- and postimplementation. ResultsOur AMT decreased from a baseline of 30.3 minutes to 24.5 minutes after project implementation. Communication delays (19.0%), reason for delay not documented (16.5%), no team available (14.0%), rotor wing vendor delays (12.4%), and ambulance vendor delays (7.4%) were the common reasons for delay on our preimplementation Pareto analysis. Communication and pharmacy delays were the most common reasons during all 3 phases of our project. ConclusionsImplementation of the project allowed us to achieve our goal of improving our AMT. Understanding the reasons for delay is a crucial consideration, and success depends on careful change management. Further iterations will need to focus on improving communication and the pharmacy medication dispatch process.
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