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Applying Quality Function Deployment Model in Burn Unit Service Improvement.

Ali Keshtkaran¹, Neda Hashemi, Erfan Kharazmi

¹From the *Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran; †Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran; and ‡Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

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This study used Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to enhance burn unit services by identifying patient expectations and service specifications. The QFD model pinpoints key service improvements for better patient care quality.

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Healthcare Management
Quality Improvement Tools
Patient Satisfaction

Background:

Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a recognized tool for enhancing service quality.
Burn units require specific quality improvements to meet patient needs.
Previous research has not extensively applied QFD to burn unit service quality.

Purpose of the Study:

To apply the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) technique to improve burn unit services at Ghotbedin Hospital.
To identify and prioritize patient expectations for burn unit care.
To determine critical service specifications for enhancing burn unit quality.

Main Methods:

Utilized the Delphi method to ascertain patient expectations and service specifications.
Employed expert group opinions to map relationships between expectations and specifications.
Calculated final importance scores for service specifications using simple additive weighting.

Main Results:

Identified 40 patient expectations across six areas and 16 priority levels.
Defined 45 burn unit service specifications within six distinct areas.
Established four-level relationships between patient expectations and service specifications, and among service specifications.

Conclusions:

The study successfully identified the most crucial burn unit service specifications.
The developed QFD model offers a framework for improving burn unit quality.
This approach can serve as a guideline for QFD implementation in healthcare settings.