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Evaluation of booking systems for elective surgery using simulation experiments.

Boris G Sobolev1, Victor Sanchez, Lisa Kuramoto

  • 1Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Healthcare Policy = Politiques De Sante
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Pre-booking elective surgery dates significantly reduces cancellations and improves timely access to operating rooms compared to traditional waitlist booking. This booking strategy enhances surgical service performance.

Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Surgical Operations Management

Background:

  • Traditional elective surgery booking relies on waitlists, often leading to inefficiencies.
  • Current booking methods can result in unpredictable cancellations and delays.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effectiveness of two elective surgery booking methods: waitlist booking versus pre-booking surgery dates.
  • To evaluate the impact of booking strategies on procedure cancellations and time to surgery.

Main Methods:

  • Simulation experiments were conducted using a group randomized design.
  • Hospitals served as the unit of allocation, with both hospital and patient as units of analysis.

Main Results:

  • Pre-booking elective surgery reduced cancellations of high-priority procedures by two-thirds (OR 0.35).

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  • Pre-booking increased the weekly likelihood of surgery for medium-priority patients by approximately 20% (OR 1.21).

    • Conclusions:

    • Redesigning surgical booking processes through pre-booking can significantly improve service performance.
    • Implementing pre-booking strategies offers a pathway to more efficient and reliable elective surgical care.