Improving operating room efficiency in academic children's hospital using Lean Six Sigma methodology

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 1040-1044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward P. Tagge ◽  
Arul S. Thirumoorthi ◽  
John Lenart ◽  
Carlos Garberoglio ◽  
Kenneth W. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Operating Room Efficiency ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Children’S Hospital ◽  
Six Sigma Methodology

scholarly journals Can Operating Room Efficiency be Increased by Applying the Lean Six Sigma Models?

2021 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Michelin ◽  
Beatrice Ricci ◽  
Venerando Barbagallo ◽  
Peter Perger ◽  
Emanuele Padovani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sigma Models ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Operating Room Efficiency

scholarly journals Releasing Operating Room Nursing Time to Care through the Reduction of Surgical Case Preparation Time: A Lean Six Sigma Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12098
Author(s):  
Patricia Egan ◽  
Anthony Pierce ◽  
Audrey Flynn ◽  
Sean Paul Teeling ◽  
Marie Ward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Nursing Time ◽  
Surgical Case ◽  
Improvement Methodologies ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Room Nursing

Healthcare systems internationally are working under increasing demand to use finite resources with greater efficiency. The drive for efficiency utilises process improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma. This study outlines a pilot Lean Six Sigma intervention designed to release nursing time to care within a peri-operative environment; this was achieved by collaborating with stakeholders to redesign the process for laparoscopic hernia surgical case preparation (set up) material. Across 128 laparoscopic hernia surgical cases, the pilot resulted in a 55% decrease in overall nursing time spent in gathering and preparing materials for laparoscopic hernia surgical cases, with a corresponding reduction in packaging waste. The major impact of releasing nursing time to care within busy Operating Room environments enabled nurses to focus on continuing to deliver high-quality care to their patients and reduce pressure expressed by the Operating Room nurses. The results have led to an ongoing review of other surgical procedures preparation to further release nursing time and will be of interest to perioperative teams internationally.

How Project Management Overlaps with Lean Six Sigma

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Project Outcomes ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Six Sigma Methodology

This article seeks to discuss how project management can help the Lean Six Sigma methodology impact project outcomes. It is found that projects managers play a vital role in the successful implementation of the LSS tools and on meeting customer requirements. This article analyzes and identifies the factors and constraints that projects face with the implementation of Lean Six Sigma methodology within the project management perspective. Further, this study provides a comparative analysis of different studies based on LSS tools and analyzes their applicability in different industries. This study found that there is a strong need for project management concepts and tools in the LSS methodology and vice versa. The article also identifies specific concepts and tools of project management that can help to improve the likelihood of success of LSS projects and initiatives. This article discusses how these project specific concepts and tools can be effectively used in LSS environments.

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