Time busters: a lean team tackles OR turnover.

Visual cues help to improve the turnover process.

Visual cues help to improve the turnover process Third of 3 articles on applying Lean management to turnover time. C reating a " visual workplace " is a principle in Lean management. Visual cues have been one solution for improving turnover time at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. In a visual workplace, the goal is to make waste, problems, and abnormal conditions readily ap...

Using lean methods to improve OR turnover times.

were experiencing difficulty meeting OR turnover goals. Extended turnovers increased patient and physician wait times and disrupted flow in the OR suite. The team averaged 20 minutes to complete room turnovers, and in some observed cases, they required 25 minutes. Absent personnel, missing supplies , delayed delivery of the patient to the OR, and undefined responsibilities were just a few of th...

No time to waste: a children's hospital Lean team streamlines its turnover process.

Differences in game statistics between winning and losing rugby teams in the six nations tournament.

The objective of the present study was to analyze the differences in rugby game statistics between winning and losing teams. The data from 58 games of round robin play from the Six Nations tournament from the 2003-2006 seasons were analyzed. The groups of variables studied were: number of points scored, way in which the points were scored; way teams obtained the ball and how the team used it; a...

The addition of a regional block team to the orthopedic operating rooms does not improve anesthesia-controlled times and turnover time in the setting of long turnover times.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine whether a regional block team with a dedicated space for performance of regional anesthetics would decrease turnover time and shorten the working day in a busy orthopedic practice with lengthy turnover times. DESIGN Prospective, randomized study. SETTING Tertiary-care teaching hospital. PATIENTS 927 orthopedic procedures over a three-month period. INTERVENTI...