Utilization of lean project management principles and health informatics to reduce operating room delays in a vascular surgery practice.
Am J Surg
; 223(1): 176-181, 2022 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-34465448
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Perioperative inefficiency can increase cost. We describe a process improvement initiative that addressed preoperative delays on an academic vascular surgery service.METHODS:
First case vascular surgeries from July 2019-January 2020 were retrospectively reviewed for delays, defined as late arrival to the operating room (OR). A stakeholder group spearheaded by a surgeon-informaticist analyzed this process and implemented a novel electronic medical records (EMR) preoperative tool with improved preoperative workflow and role delegation; results were reviewed for 3 months after implementation.RESULTS:
57% of cases had first case on-time starts with average delay of 19 min. Inappropriate preoperative orders were identified as a dominant delay source (average delay = 38 min). Three months post-implementation, 53% of first cases had on-time starts with average delay of 11 min (P < 0.05). No delays were due to missing orders.CONCLUSIONS:
Inconsistent preoperative workflows led to inappropriate orders and delays, increasing cost and decreasing quality. A novel EMR tool subsequently reduced delays with projected savings of $1,200/case. Workflow standardization utilizing informatics can increase efficiency, raising the value of surgical care.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Salas Cirúrgicas
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares
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Informática Médica
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Redução de Custos
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Eficiência Organizacional
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Sysrev_observational_studies
Aspecto:
Implementation_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Surg
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos