Walking

Getting Patients Walking and Home Faster
  • Starting with a truly small test of change: one shift on one day
  • Creating a flow sheet to see how long it took for doctors’ orders on walking with patients to be met
  • Standardizing a mobility protocol for all patients

What can your team do with a small test of change? What else could your team do to make Kaiser Permanente the best place to work and receive care?

Laureen Lazarovici Sun, 08/07/2016 - 12:51
Better, Affordable Care Kellie Applen Mon, 09/16/2013 - 16:53
Region
Northern California
Keywords
Richmond Medical Center
Patient Mobility Team
Dorie Workman
Camille Hunter
Topic
Affordability
Download File URL
VID-16_BetterAffordableCare/LMP_better_affordable_care.zip
Request Number
video_better_affordable_care
Running Time
2:59
Long Teaser

When a Patient Mobility team at the Richmond Medical Center in Northern California consistently got patients out of bed and walking, not only did patients heal faster, their average length of stay dropped by a full day. That avoided huge costs for the small community hospital.

Communicator (reporters)
Non-LMP
Editor (if known, reporters)
Tyra Ferlatte
Status
Released
Flash
Date of publication

Sometimes better care is also the most cost-effective care. That’s what the Patient Mobility team at the Richmond Medical Center in Northern California found out. When team members consistently got patients out of bed and walking, not only did patients heal faster, their average length of stay dropped by a full day. That avoided huge costs for the small community hospital. Watch this story about the team.

 

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