Using Lean Six Sigma to Decrease Delivery Time of Blood Products to the Operating Room
| Autor: | Wesley T. Stevens, Davinder Ramsingh, Annie T Wang, Samantha H Garvanovic, Ryan Lauer, Christine M Wong, Jason Gatling |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Operating Rooms
Quality management Total quality management business.industry Computer science media_common.quotation_subject Process improvement Workload General Medicine Quality Improvement Workflow Health care Humans Operations management Quality (business) business Lean Six Sigma media_common Total Quality Management |
| Zdroj: | AA practice. 15(5) |
| ISSN: | 2575-3126 |
| Popis: | Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a process improvement strategy used in many industries. Its goal is to improve performance and quality by eliminating waste, optimizing flow, and reducing variability. This article describes LSS methods and their application in health care. We detail a successful quality improvement (QI) initiative in which we tested LSS tools to evaluate and enhance our institution's blood product delivery to the operating room (OR). Incorporating LSS-driven changes resulted in a revised workflow, which decreased personnel workload and significantly reduced delivery time. We hope this article will encourage other health care institutions to integrate LSS strategies into their workflows. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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