Runninghead:DATAMODELINGANDDATABASEMANAGEMENTSYSTEMS
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DataModelingandDatabaseManagementSystems Caitlin
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Galvin
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WesternGovernorsUniversity
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DATAMODELINGAND DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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Flowchart Aspects ii
Flowchartsareausefultoolto illustrateavisualrepresentationofacertainprocessandto help ii i i ii i ii i ii i i i ii ii ii ii ii
ii understand the existing process and find potential ways to improve it (Institution for Healthcare
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ii Improvement, 2020). Healthcare organizations may benefit from the use of flowcharts by offering a ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii step-by-step analysis and identifying insufficiencies (Digital Healthcare Research, 2020).This ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii i
ii particular flowchart outlines theworkflow process for emergency severity index (ESI) Level 3
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ii patients. In the flowchart, the steps of the process are represented by different shapes, each which
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ii symbolize a different action. The flowchart starts with an oval indicating the beginning or end of the
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ii workflow. The rectangle symbolizes a process taking place, the diamond indicates a decision is to be
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ii made, the bullet shape represents a delay in the process, and lastly, the flowchart ends with another oval
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ii to represent the end of the workflow process.
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The workflow begins upon a patient’s arrival to the emergency department (ED). The process
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ii starts with 5 patients who are then registered by the receptionist into the healthcare informationsystem
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(HIS).Thissteptakesabout21.4minutestocomplete.Aftertheregistration, the patient must wait 32.6
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ii minutes, which increases their time spent in the ED. The triage nurse will then initiate the patient’s
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ii chart, taking another 24.8 minutes to complete. Next, the triage nurse will escort the patient to the ED
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ii room and bed and will then give report to the ED nurse who will then assume the patient’s care. This step
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ii takes 14.8 minutes to complete. The patient then must wait another 43.2 minutes to be seen by the ED
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ii provider. The ED provider will then conduct an examination of the patient that takes 17.8 minutes.
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ii Based on the examination findings, theEDproviderwillthengive orders.The orders could belabs, CT,
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radiology,or for a
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