A Patient Flow Analysis: Identification of Process Inefficiencies and Workflow Metrics at an Ambulatory Endoscopy Unit
المؤلفون المشاركون
Hookey, Lawrence
Almeida, Rowena
Paterson, William G.
Craig, Nancy
المصدر
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
العدد
المجلد 2016، العدد 2016 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2016)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2016-03-29
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
The increasing demand for endoscopic procedures coincides with the paradigm shift in health care delivery that emphasizes efficient use of existing resources.
However, there is limited literature on the range of endoscopy unit efficiencies.
Methods.
A time and motion analysis of patient flow through the Hotel-Dieu Hospital (Kingston, Ontario) endoscopy unit was followed by qualitative interviews.
Procedures were directly observed in three segments: individual endoscopy room use, preprocedure/recovery room, and overall endoscopy unit utilization.
Results.
Data were collected for 137 procedures in the endoscopy room, 139 procedures in the preprocedure room, and 143 procedures for overall room utilization.
The mean duration spent in the endoscopy room was 31.47 min for an esophagogastroduodenoscopy, 52.93 min for a colonoscopy, 30.47 min for a flexible sigmoidoscopy, and 66.88 min for a double procedure.
The procedure itself accounted for 8.11 min, 34.24 min, 9.02 min, and 39.13 min for the above procedures, respectively.
The focused interviews identified the scheduling template as a major area of operational inefficiency.
Conclusions.
Despite reasonable procedure times for all except colonoscopies, the endoscopy room durations exceed the allocated times, reflecting the impact of non-procedure-related factors and the need for a revised scheduling template.
Endoscopy units have unique operational characteristics and identification of process inefficiencies can lead to targeted quality improvement initiatives.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Almeida, Rowena& Paterson, William G.& Craig, Nancy& Hookey, Lawrence. 2016. A Patient Flow Analysis: Identification of Process Inefficiencies and Workflow Metrics at an Ambulatory Endoscopy Unit. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099855
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Almeida, Rowena…[et al.]. A Patient Flow Analysis: Identification of Process Inefficiencies and Workflow Metrics at an Ambulatory Endoscopy Unit. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099855
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Almeida, Rowena& Paterson, William G.& Craig, Nancy& Hookey, Lawrence. A Patient Flow Analysis: Identification of Process Inefficiencies and Workflow Metrics at an Ambulatory Endoscopy Unit. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099855
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1099855
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