| Identifier |
005_Improving_Percentage_of_General_Surgery_LEANCohort1_ROCKWELL.pdf |
| Title |
Improving Percentage of General Surgery On Time First Start Cases in Operating Room |
| Creator |
Brad Rockwell, MD; Smitha Warrier, MD; Doug Giddings, MBA; Ivy Zawalski, RN; Betsy Bradley, RN; Laura Downey, PA; Tyler Rockwell, BA |
| Subject |
Efficiency, Organizational; Operating Room Information Systems; Checklist; Quality Control; Preoperative Care; Appointments and Schedules; Transportation of Patients; Total Quality Management; LEAN Project |
| Description |
From Oct. 1, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013, 30% of General Surgery Short Stay first start OR cases entered the operating room on time. Of the 70% that started late, the average delay was 15 minutes. General Surgery averages 2.54 first case starts per business day. Overhead and personnel costs for 1 minute OR time are $45. Cost per week of general surgery late cases is $5906. University Hospital has 16 operating rooms, Neurosurgery 4, Huntsman 8, Orthopedics 5, Moran 4, Madsen 1. |
| Relation is Part of |
2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Date Digital |
2013 |
| Date |
2013 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Rights Management |
Copyright © 2013, University of Utah Health Care |
| Language |
eng |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jb0jvr |
| Setname |
ehsl_lean |
| ID |
1398614 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jb0jvr |
