Challenge Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC), widely recognized in the region for its medical excellence and 5-year-running Magnet Award for nursing excellence, wanted to address the lengthy time patients spent in the Emergency Department (ED) waiting to be transferred to an open bed on the hospital floor upon admission. Technology Solution In 2019, CVMC implemented the Bed Management desktop module in the Admission section of its MEDITECH 6.0 EHR as the first step toward resolving ED patient throughput. With this tool, an AOD can log into a computer and see bed requests as well as available beds in their units. Then, the AOD can match the request to the bed and facilitate transferring the patient to a room.

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