Turn the Page Innovations LLC

Professional Expertise

Doctorate-prepared Legal Nurse Consultant and Nurse Expert specializing in Emergency Department (ED) medicine. With 17 years of experience, Dr. Tracy Page has held various roles, from ED Technician to bedside nurse, charge nurse, clinical lead, Emergency Department Manager, Emergency Department Director, House Supervisor and Clinical Project Manager. Her expertise includes:

• Emergency Department Medicine: Triage, ESI assignment, EMTALA, medication administration, assessment, discharge, education, policies & procedures, ambulance patient offload time (APOT), and standards of care.
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIH, Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN), TNCC 

Currently overseeing district emergency departments and a base hospital, Tracy Page is also a Hospital Administrator with extensive experience in:

• Higher Level of Care Transfers & Out-of-Network Repatriation
  
• Disaster Management
  
• Capacity Management & Surge Planning: Utilizing NEDOCS
  

Tracy Page is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Clinical Project Manager who has developed innovative processes that decreased patient wait times, improved patient experience, and earned four Lantern Awards for exceptional care. She has led several focused initiatives that improved efficiency, eliminated waste, and increased revenue with:

• ED Operations, Radiology, Urgent Care, Cardiology, Outpatient Pharmacy, Neurology, Inpatient Leadership, 1st Case On-Time Starts in the Operating Room, Sterile Processing, OB, Registration, and Security.
  
• Developed split-flow processes in various emergency departments that decreased left without being seen rates and overall length of stay for discharged patients
  

Academic & Teaching Experience

Tracy Page has spent 10 years as a Theory and Clinical Instructor at the university level, teaching:

• Adult Health
• Physical Assessment and Diagnosis for RNs
• Public Health
• Pediatrics
• Leadership

Research & Scholarly Activities

Tracy Page has contributed significantly to the field through research and evidence-based practice by implementing:

• RRT Nurse/Code Sepsis Nurse role
• Hospital-wide Mentoring Program

Podium Presentations and Posters:

• Verti-Care Process Improvement Presentation – Emergency Nurses Association Conference 2023 –Acuity sorting initiative that decreased overall length of stay by 100 minutes, decreased patient complaints and improved door-to-provider times creating a safer environment for emergency department patients.

• Out of Network (OON) Transfer/Admission Process improves door-to-registration time, patient repatriation, throughput and lost revenue– Emergency Nurses Association Conference 2023 

• Ambulance Offload Process Improves Offload Times– Emergency Nurses Association Conference 2023 

• The Use of a Hospital-wide Surge Plan to Decrease Emergency Department Overcrowding – Emergency Nurses Association Conference 2023 

• Front Care Process Decreases Door-To-Provider Times and Length of Stay for ESI Levels 4 &5  – Emergency Nurses Association Conference 2024

• Preparing an Emergency Department for the Departure of a Birthing Center and NICU– Emergency Nurses Association Conference 2024