Guided Notes

Emergency & Perioperative Workflows

ED tracking boards, triage, throughput metrics and dispositions; surgical scheduling, pre-op, intraoperative and anesthesia records, PACU and case costing.

The ED tracking board

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ED clinicians live on the tracking board: every patient's room, chief complaint, acuity, time since arrival, assigned nurse/provider, pending orders and results, and disposition status. • Quick registration ('quick reg') creates a record fast; full registration happens later. • Triage assigns an acuity level, commonly ESI (Emergency Severity Index) 1 (most urgent) to 5. • Icons/colors show new results, isolation, falls risk, overdue tasks.

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