Background In the changing health care environment, health systems, hospitals, and health
care providers must focus on improving efficiency to meet an increasing demand for high …

This paper provides an overview of, and guidance as to when, why and how to choose and
use, different simulation modelling methods as applied to healthcare. What simulation is and …

BACKGROUND: Operating rooms (ORs) are resource-intense and costly hospital units.
Maximizing OR efficiency is essential to maintaining an economically viable institution. OR …

Abstract Background/purpose Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a process improvement methodology
that utilizes a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically identifying …

In 2007, total health-care spending in the United States reached US $2. 3 trillion, and
continues to rise at the fastest rate in US history. The design and implementation of better …

Operating room (OR) is a cost‐intensive environment, and it should be managed efficiently.
When improving efficiency, shortening case duration by parallel processing, training of the …

Background This study investigated the cost-effectiveness of ultrasonographic-guided
interscalene brachial plexus blockade (ISB) in comparison with general anaesthesia (GA) …

Background: Diabetic patients receiving insulin should have periodic intraoperative glucose
measurement. The authors conducted a care redesign effort to improve intraoperative …

Objective: To understand the etiology and resolution of unanticipated events in the operating
room (OR). Background: The majority of surgical adverse events occur intraoperatively. The …

Workflow, loosely defined, is the set of tasks—grouped chronologically into processes—and
the set of people or resources needed for those tasks, that are necessary to accomplish a …