Q How do you compute the time savings for ward clerks? A Our data indicates that persons who are using the phone to report dirty beds spend about 30 seconds per call. These calls can be eliminated with ABC because a discharge or transfer can be entered on the bed board or through the ADT in less than 10 seconds.
Q How do you compute the time savings for ES personnel? A Our data indicates that ES supervisors will be able to eliminate most current 30-40 second phone calls to receive notices of dirty beds, to make cleaning assignments and to notify admitting of beds that have been cleaned, and that housekeepers will save about 20 seconds per call as they report on the start and completion of assignments.
Q How do you compute the increase in hospital revenue? A We assume that the use of ABC to report discharges and transfers more quickly and to assist in faster patient placement will reduce the average turnaround time between patients by 10 minutes plus the time savings during the cleaning cycle. We also assume that the admissions from ED is a rough approximation of the ability of a hospital to take advantage of reduced turnaround time.
