Key result
Incorporating Six Sigma and Lean methodologies significantly improved patient flow and increased teamwork and pride among perioperative staff members for elective procedures.
Why the study?
Does incorporating Six Sigma and Lean methodologies improve patient throughput for elective procedures?
Does incorporating Six Sigma and Lean methodologies improve patient throughput for elective procedures?
Implementing Six Sigma and Lean methodologies in the perioperative environment can significantly improve patient throughput and staff morale.
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May support perioperative throughput gains; leaves open need for controlled trials before broader adoption.
Improving patient flow in the perioperative environment is challenging, but it has positive implications for both staff members and for the facility. One facility in vermont improved patient throughput by incorporating Six Sigma and Lean methodologies for patients undergoing elective procedures. The results of the project were significantly improved patient flow and increased teamwork and pride among perioperative staff members.
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Catharine B. Fairbanks (2007) studied Patients undergoing elective procedures. Six Sigma and Lean methodologies was evaluated on Patient flow and throughput. Incorporating Six Sigma and Lean methodologies significantly improved patient flow and increased teamwork and pride among perioperative staff members for elective procedures.
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