Table 1.
Table 1 ED Whiteboard Information Content
| Element | Abbreviation | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedside nurse | RN | RN responsible for patient | user (from staff roster) |
| Bed | BED | patient’s location in ED | user (from ED bed board) |
| Arrival time | ARR | time of registration | ADT system |
| Length of stay | LOS | length of stay in the ED | derived from arrival time |
| Acuity level | A | triage acuity level | user (during triage process or at bedside) |
| Health risk indicators | HRI | indicator for known provider risks | user (triage or bedside RN) |
| Application launcher | AL | initiates institutional applications | |
| Patient name | NAME | patient’s first and last name | ADT system |
| Order tracker | OT | initiates order tracker system | order tracker application |
| Gender | S | patient’s gender | ADT system |
| Age | AGE | patient’s age | ADT system (derived from DOB) |
| Medical Record Number | MRN | unique patient identifier | ADT system |
| Chief complaint | COMPLAINT | patient’s primary complaint | user (from registration, triage or bedside RN) |
| Resident name | MD | resident physician responsible for patient | user (from staff roster) |
| Attending name | AT | attending physician responsible for patient | user (from staff roster) |
| Consultation | CONSULT | consultation requests | user (physician) |
| Laboratory notification | LR | indicates presence of new lab results | CPR/laboratory information system |
| Radiology notification | RD | indicates completion of radiology exams | radiology information system |
| alerts availability of radiology notes | |||
| Discharge status | ADMIT | indicates initiation of hospital admission | hospital bedboard application |
| process and status of bed request | |||
| Departure status | D/C | indicates initiation of departure process | user (physician) |
| Registration status | R | indicates completion of registration process | ADT system |
| indicates information needs at discharge | user | ||
| Primary Care Physician | P | indicates availability and notification status of the patient’s primary care physician | user |
| Discharge/Departure | DCRN | actual ED discharge/departure process | user (RN); only on authenticated version |
| Comments/Annotations | PLAN | information about current treatment plan | user (ED staff) |