SAFER-f Patient Flow Medicine Bundle

About Review

Recommended

  • Patient flags re: risk for extended length of stay
  • Virtual care (when needed) to ensure all required participants are involved in case review
  • Implementation of the RED to GREEN method
  • All team members are responsible for driving a patient review to occur for patients at risk of a > 6-day length of stay
  • Flagging of patients that are anticipated to remain on unit at day 6 to ensure senior staff and family are available to attend a next-day review
  • Communication with patients/ families about discharge barriers
  • Consideration of frailty and its impact on readiness for discharge
  • Consideration of mobility status and its impact on readiness for discharge
  • Consideration of delirium and its impact on readiness for discharge