"This improvement project sought to decrease waiting times for patients at a pre-operative assessment service at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, and to increase the proportion of patients who were seen on the same day as the decision to operate was made."
Improving patient flow in pre-operative assessment
C Stark, A Gent, L Kirkland
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u201341.w1226
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Showing posts with label lean process. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lean process. Show all posts
Monday, 12 January 2015
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
How does lean work in emergency care?
"Improvements in waiting and lead times (19-24%) were achieved and sustained in the two years following lean-inspired changes to employee roles, staffing and scheduling, communication and coordination, expertise, workspace layout, and problem solving."
How does lean work in emergency care? A case study of a lean-inspired intervention at the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
P Mazzocato, RJ Holden, M Brommels, H Aronsson, U Backman, M Elg, J Thor
BMC Health Services Research, 2012, 12:28
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How does lean work in emergency care? A case study of a lean-inspired intervention at the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
P Mazzocato, RJ Holden, M Brommels, H Aronsson, U Backman, M Elg, J Thor
BMC Health Services Research, 2012, 12:28
Read more here.
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