Other examples of OBM interventions targeting patient safety include the following:
• A quota system (antecedent strategy) for emergency patients’ admission to internal medicine
departments resulted in reduced length of stay with no difference in outcomes.45
• Education, discussion, and feedback on proper laboratory tests reduced the overall number of
tests ordered without any decrement in patient outcomes.46
• Standardizing the handoff communication procedure using antecedent reminders and
feedback improved patient satisfaction, medication administration record-keeping,
completion of cardiac enzyme regimens, and patient transportation without a cardiac
monitor, thereby making an additional 67.5 hours of nursing time available each month.47