Faculty mentor/PI email address

jim010@aol.com

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Keywords

quality improvement, reducing pharmacy to ED callbacks, error reduction in healthcare

Date of Presentation

5-6-2026 12:00 AM

Poster Abstract

A simple educational intervention combined with structured provider feedback reduced ED pharmacy callbacks by 86%. While individual call duration remained unchanged, the reduction translated into nearly eight hours of provider time saved annually. This study highlights the impact of targeted quality improvement efforts on: • Workflow efficiency • Interprofessional communication • Patient care reliability. Small systems interventions can produce disproportionate operational benefits.

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Quality Improvement

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May 6th, 12:00 AM

Reducing Pharmacy Callbacks and Improving Workflow Efficiency in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Initiative

A simple educational intervention combined with structured provider feedback reduced ED pharmacy callbacks by 86%. While individual call duration remained unchanged, the reduction translated into nearly eight hours of provider time saved annually. This study highlights the impact of targeted quality improvement efforts on: • Workflow efficiency • Interprofessional communication • Patient care reliability. Small systems interventions can produce disproportionate operational benefits.

 

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