Can real-time location system replace current standard for capture of length of stay?

Moein Enayati; Nasibeh Zanjirani Farahani; David Nestler; Heather Heaton; Kalyan Pasupathy

doi:10.1115/DMD2020-9069

Can real-time location system replace current standard for capture of length of stay?

Moein Enayati, Nasibeh Zanjirani Farahani, David Nestler, Heather Heaton, Kalyan Pasupathy

Quantitative Health Sciences

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Background: Emergency Department Length of Stay (ED-LOS) is a crucial measurement for clinical and operational decisions and is used for regulatory reporting and research purposes. Accurate and standardized measurement of this duration improves the effectiveness of decisions and findings. Further, automated capture can eliminate dependence on human task-based data-entry. Objective: Compare a real-time location system (RTLS)based measure of LOS against the current standard of practice (EMR); examine factors associated with discrepancy in LOS. Method: Estimation of LOS using the first and last RFID record in the RTL system, and statistical assessment of their similarity to the corresponding measurement from the EMR. Result: Length of stay durations from the two methods have very similar distributions, with a slight shift. Conclusion: RTLS provides an efficient and standardized means to measure LOS.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)	9780791883549
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/DMD2020-9069
State	Published - 2020
Event	2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020 - Minneapolis, United States Duration: Apr 6 2020 → Apr 9 2020

Publication series

Name	Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020

Conference

Conference	2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020
Country/Territory	United States
City	Minneapolis
Period	4/6/20 → 4/9/20

Keywords

Length of Stay
RTLS
Wearable device

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering

Access to Document

10.1115/DMD2020-9069

Cite this

Enayati, M., Farahani, N. Z., Nestler, D., Heaton, H., & Pasupathy, K. (2020). Can real-time location system replace current standard for capture of length of stay? In Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020 (Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/DMD2020-9069

Can real-time location system replace current standard for capture of length of stay? / Enayati, Moein; Farahani, Nasibeh Zanjirani; Nestler, David et al.
Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020. (Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Enayati, M, Farahani, NZ, Nestler, D, Heaton, H & Pasupathy, K 2020, Can real-time location system replace current standard for capture of length of stay? in Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020. Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020, Minneapolis, United States, 4/6/20. https://doi.org/10.1115/DMD2020-9069

Enayati M, Farahani NZ, Nestler D, Heaton H, Pasupathy K. Can real-time location system replace current standard for capture of length of stay? In Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 2020. (Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020). doi: 10.1115/DMD2020-9069

Enayati, Moein ; Farahani, Nasibeh Zanjirani ; Nestler, David et al. / Can real-time location system replace current standard for capture of length of stay?. Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020. (Frontiers in Biomedical Devices, BIOMED - 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2020).

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