A Time Motion Study in The Immunization Clinic of A Tertiary Care Hospital, BJGMC Pune

Deepika, Sakore; Parande, Aisha M; Surwade, Jitendra; Tapare, Vinay S.; Tambe, Muralidhar; Bhattacharya, Susmita

doi:10.5958/0976-5506.2017.00447.8

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“…Improvement in health service delivery was proven to be achievable with the use of time motion study similar to those who have used it before. [1][2][3][4] The ongoing COVID-19 reduced hospital operations including in the General Clinic and shifted consultations to online ones. However, despite the limited operations, patients are starting to consult again.…”

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“…Appropriate inexpensive interventions could go a long way in improving efficiency of the system. [2][3][4][5] The time and motion study is a scientific study of finding the most efficient method of doing a task. It is a helpful way to find a best method of doing a work, and to assist effectively in managing and controlling its activity.…”

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“…3 The principal philosophy of this kind of study is that (a) although there are numerous ways to perform any task, one method will be superior to others, and (b) the superior method can be determined by observing and analyzing the time taken to carry out parts of the activity. 4 In the health care settings, service delivery must be given in the most efficient way without compromising quality of care to have a satisfied patient. This study aimed to decrease the total time spent of new patients on a General Clinic consult at the department.…”

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Time Reduction of New Patient Consultation at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences of a Philippine Tertiary Hospital

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Objective. To decrease the total time spent of new patients on a General Clinic consult at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences of a Philippine Tertiary Hospital. Methods.A time quality management team was formed. The description of the process of a General Clinic new patient consult was elucidated and was consolidated in a data collection form. Convenience sampling of the population was done. The collection and analysis of the data were done with institution of interventions to address the factors causing the prolonged consultation visit; then, pre-intervention analysis, post-intervention analysis and comparison were done.Results. Thirty-five new patients were tracked prior to and after intervention. Among the identified causes for prolonged new patient consult were delay in temporary chart, front of chart and blue card issuance, insufficient examination tools and resident dedicated to the General Clinic, unnecessary examination and patient not being around when called. Most causes were addressed. A mean decrease of 68±112 minutes or approximately 18% in total time stay was noted. Conclusion.This study showed that the total consultation time of a new patient in General Clinic decreased. This was achieved with the help of most of the personnel involved in the system after identifying factors causing the prolonged consultation visit and instituting interventions to address these identified factors. The improvement in health service delivery was taken as a step by step process. A preliminary step was demonstrated in this paper for future interventions for better service delivery.

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A time-motion study of the COVID-19 vaccination process in an urban primary health center of Odisha, India

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Arjun

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Vaccination is a critical tool in protecting against COVID-19. It is essential to know the time for each activity in a COVID-19 vaccination process for better management, especially during a pandemic. Thus, we conducted a time-motion study to identify activities that led to delayed/increased waiting time in an urban primary health center in Bhubaneswar, India. We observed 196 COVID-19 vaccine beneficiaries over one month (June 2021) from when they arrived at the vaccination center until they left the center. A data collection form and a Stopwatch were used to estimate the time taken for various activities involved in COVID-19 vaccine delivery. The time taken was expressed in mean and median. We also compared the time taken during the first and second doses using the Mann-Whitney U test. The total mean time spent at the vaccination center was 40:56 ± 20:52 minutes. The activity that took the longest was ‘waiting time in queue before vaccination’, which was 34:22 ± 20:56 min constituting 82% of the total time. The activity that took longer for the second dose than the first was the beneficiary verification in the Co-WIN portal with a median of 27 seconds and 36 seconds, respectively (p < .001). This study will help program managers formulate better strategies to improve the vaccination process making it more efficient.

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A Time Motion Study in The Immunization Clinic of A Tertiary Care Hospital, BJGMC Pune

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Time Reduction of New Patient Consultation at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences of a Philippine Tertiary Hospital

Time Reduction of New Patient Consultation at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences of a Philippine Tertiary Hospital

A time-motion study of the COVID-19 vaccination process in an urban primary health center of Odisha, India

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