Reengineering the Cardiac Catheterization Lab Processes: A Lean Approach

Reengineering the Cardiac Catheterization Lab Processes: A Lean Approach

This paper presents a cross-functional effort in a US community hospital for an overall process improvement in its Cardiac Catheterization Lab (CCL). One of the key system performance metrics identified was the patient turnaround time. The objective of this study was to identify the sources of delay...

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Main Authors: Venkatesh Raghavan, Vikram Venkatadri, Varun Kesavakumaran, Shengyong Wang, Mohammad Khasawneh, Krishnaswami Srihari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/2040-2295.1.1.45
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spelling doaj-0968db287a4b41a59be07386def49efd2020-11-24T21:56:01ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Healthcare Engineering2040-22952010-01-0111456510.1260/2040-2295.1.1.45Reengineering the Cardiac Catheterization Lab Processes: A Lean ApproachVenkatesh Raghavan0Vikram Venkatadri1Varun Kesavakumaran2Shengyong Wang3Mohammad Khasawneh4Krishnaswami Srihari5Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, State University of New York, Binghamton, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, New York, 13902-6000, USADepartment of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, State University of New York, Binghamton, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, New York, 13902-6000, USADepartment of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, State University of New York, Binghamton, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, New York, 13902-6000, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron, ASEC 101, Akron, OH, 44325-3903, USADepartment of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, State University of New York, Binghamton, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, New York, 13902-6000, USADepartment of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, State University of New York, Binghamton, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, New York, 13902-6000, USAThis paper presents a cross-functional effort in a US community hospital for an overall process improvement in its Cardiac Catheterization Lab (CCL). One of the key system performance metrics identified was the patient turnaround time. The objective of this study was to identify the sources of delays in the system that lead to prolonged patient turnaround time using a structured lean approach. A set of qualitative recommendations were proposed and implemented. Quantification of some of these recommendations and certain additional ‘what-if’ scenarios were evaluated using Discrete Event Simulation (DES). The simulation results showed that significant reduction in patient turnaround time could be achieved if the proposed recommendations were implemented. This study demonstrated the benefits of adopting the lean philosophy in the continuous process improvement journey in the healthcare delivery arena.http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/2040-2295.1.1.45
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Shengyong Wang
Mohammad Khasawneh
Krishnaswami Srihari
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Vikram Venkatadri
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Shengyong Wang
Mohammad Khasawneh
Krishnaswami Srihari
Reengineering the Cardiac Catheterization Lab Processes: A Lean Approach
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
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title Reengineering the Cardiac Catheterization Lab Processes: A Lean Approach
title_short Reengineering the Cardiac Catheterization Lab Processes: A Lean Approach
title_full Reengineering the Cardiac Catheterization Lab Processes: A Lean Approach
title_fullStr Reengineering the Cardiac Catheterization Lab Processes: A Lean Approach
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Healthcare Engineering
issn 2040-2295
publishDate 2010-01-01
description This paper presents a cross-functional effort in a US community hospital for an overall process improvement in its Cardiac Catheterization Lab (CCL). One of the key system performance metrics identified was the patient turnaround time. The objective of this study was to identify the sources of delays in the system that lead to prolonged patient turnaround time using a structured lean approach. A set of qualitative recommendations were proposed and implemented. Quantification of some of these recommendations and certain additional ‘what-if’ scenarios were evaluated using Discrete Event Simulation (DES). The simulation results showed that significant reduction in patient turnaround time could be achieved if the proposed recommendations were implemented. This study demonstrated the benefits of adopting the lean philosophy in the continuous process improvement journey in the healthcare delivery arena.
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