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QR Codes for Rapid Responses: Improved Clinical Operations and DEI Insight

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Improving data collection and analysis of RRTs for quality improvement The method we use to track rapid response team (RRT) data has evolved on our health campus at Mount Sinai Queens. They are called upon when there is a significant change in a patient’s condition that requires critical care expertise at the bedside.

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Improving the Discovery and Care of Pressure Injuries in the Emergency Department

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Hospital-acquired conditions, particularly pressure injuries (PIs), increased at alarming rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. While Covid may be less of a threat by now, the number of patients admitted to EDs continues to increase while nurse staffing shortages intensify the pressure on nurses to maintain patient safety standards.