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Emergency Departments Adopt Creative Strategies to Discourage Patients from Leaving BeforeTreatment Is Complete

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Fortunately, we’ve learned how to change our approach in a way that alleviates strain not only on patients who are at risk of LBTC, but also on our nursing staff and the ED itself.” After the ED adopted several new patient retention strategies in late 2021, the number of “lost” patients dropped from 22% to 2.9%

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Strengthening the Role of Nurses in High-Reliability Cultures  

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By Meredith Foxx, MSN, MBA, APRN, NEA-BC , Executive Chief Nursing Officer High reliability is a commonly repeated term in healthcare today. Rooted in quality and safety excellence, high-reliability cultures lead to better health outcomes and patient experiences, improved efficiency, increased job satisfaction and more.