A Healthcare Lean Six Sigma System for Postanesthesia Care Unit Workflow Improvement

Kuo, Alex; Borycki, Elizabeth M.; Kushniruk, André; Lee, Te-Shu

doi:10.1097/qmh.0b013e3182033791

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“…Besides the above-discussed strategic planning methods, this paper, based on a study [79], proposes a health care cloud computing strategic planning (HC 2 SP) model that can be used by a health organization to determine its direction, strategy, and resource allocation to migrate from traditional health services to cloud-based services. The model includes 4 stages: identification, evaluation, action, and follow-up (see Figure 2).…”

Section: Cloud Computing Strategic Planningmentioning

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Opportunities and Challenges of Cloud Computing to Improve Health Care Services

Kuo¹

2011

J Med Internet Res

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Cloud computing is a new way of delivering computing resources and services. Many managers and experts believe that it can improve health care services, benefit health care research, and change the face of health information technology. However, as with any innovation, cloud computing should be rigorously evaluated before its widespread adoption. This paper discusses the concept and its current place in health care, and uses 4 aspects (management, technology, security, and legal) to evaluate the opportunities and challenges of this computing model. Strategic planning that could be used by a health organization to determine its direction, strategy, and resource allocation when it has decided to migrate from traditional to cloud-based health services is also discussed.

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Section: Cloud Computing Strategic Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Opportunities and Challenges of Cloud Computing to Improve Health Care Services

Kuo¹

2011

J Med Internet Res

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“…However, application of HLM stimulates discussion about how to solve system and process issues and improve quality and patient safety 22,60,68,74. Most of the analyzed papers have underscored the limits of HLM and barriers to its implementation,9,21,31,32,39,52,54,56,57,60,62,63,65,66,68,78 demonstrating that HLM can not be successfully implemented without considering the proper critical factors and precautions highlighted in the previous section of this paper.…”

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Guidelines for overcoming hospital managerial challenges: a systematic literature review

Crema

Verbano

2013

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PurposeThe need to respond to accreditation institutes’ and patients’ requirements and to align health care results with increased medical knowledge is focusing greater attention on quality in health care. Different tools and techniques have been adopted to measure and manage quality, but clinical errors are still too numerous, suggesting that traditional quality improvement systems are unable to deal appropriately with hospital challenges. The purpose of this paper is to grasp the current tools, practices, and guidelines adopted in health care to improve quality and patient safety and create a base for future research on this young subject.MethodsA systematic literature review was carried out. A search of academic databases, including papers that focus not only on lean management, but also on clinical errors and risk reduction, yielded 47 papers. The general characteristics of the selected papers were analyzed, and a content analysis was conducted.ResultsA variety of managerial techniques, tools, and practices are being adopted in health care, and traditional methodologies have to be integrated with the latest ones in order to reduce errors and ensure high quality and patient safety. As it has been demonstrated, these tools are useful not only for achieving efficiency objectives, but also for providing higher quality and patient safety. Critical indications and guidelines for successful implementation of new health managerial methodologies are provided and synthesized in an operative scheme useful for extending and deepening knowledge of these issues with further studies.ConclusionThis research contributes to introducing a new theme in health care literature regarding the development of successful projects with both clinical risk management and health lean management objectives, and should address solutions for improving health care even in the current context of decreasing resources.

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“…This score helps to find out critical failure modes and evaluates the risk related with the procedure [16] Baddour AA et al, conducted a study to reduce the incidence of needle stick injuries in healthcare workers utilising six sigma methodolgy and concluded this strategy as an effective method in cause reduction [3]. Kuo AM et al, carried out a study using six sigma system for postanaesthesia care unit workflow improvement and revealed that the new method decreased and improved the service gaps between health care providers and patients as well as balanced the requirements of health care managers and delivered health care services to patients by utilizing the six sigma high-quality principles [17]. Karen R et al, initiated a Cancer Service Line Patient Flow Project using the DMAIC process of Six Sigma to improve patient flow and reduce delays and found that before the initiation of project, 29% of the treatments started within 22 minutes, however after implementing the changes, this increased to 78% [18].…”

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Reduction of Complications of Local Anaesthesia in Dental Healthcare Setups by Application of the Six Sigma Methodology: A Statistical Quality Improvement Technique

Akifuddin

Khatoon²

2015

JCDR

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A Healthcare Lean Six Sigma System for Postanesthesia Care Unit Workflow Improvement

Abstract: The full benefits of the new model will be realized when applied at both strategic and operational levels. For further research, we will examine how the proposed model is used in different real-world case studies.

Cited by 40 publications

References 11 publications

Opportunities and Challenges of Cloud Computing to Improve Health Care Services

Opportunities and Challenges of Cloud Computing to Improve Health Care Services

Guidelines for overcoming hospital managerial challenges: a systematic literature review

Reduction of Complications of Local Anaesthesia in Dental Healthcare Setups by Application of the Six Sigma Methodology: A Statistical Quality Improvement Technique

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