For patients who had implants placed at our hospital, we found missing documentation when patients presented for imaging procedures. Lack of documentation led to patient safety concerns and time needed to research implants. Using continuous improvement (CI) methods, we aimed to eliminate instances of missing make, model, & manufacturer (3M) information in the EMR for patients recovering in the PACU after an implant procedure. We also aimed to reduce CT/MRI technologist search time for implant information in the EMR to ≤ 5 minutes. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2023 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2023

Authors: Givler Nicole, Gouge Laura, Vogel Daniel, Averill Lauren

Keywords: implant documentation, continuous improvement, interdisciplinary