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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Operations Management
  • Process Improvement in Medicine
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Rising healthcare costs necessitate providers taking on operations management roles.
  • Lean management (waste elimination) and Little's Law (throughput optimization) are applicable operations management theories for healthcare.
  • Applying these theories enables providers to identify and resolve practice flow limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the application of operations management theories in a clinical setting.
  • To analyze operational flow data across different care points.
  • To provide a foundation for improving practice throughput.

Main Methods:

  • Collected operations flow data from clinic, surgical booking, and operating room settings for a single provider.
  • Included variables such as visit/procedure characteristics and time points within each care sector.
  • Analyzed data from 48 clinic visits, 127 surgical bookings, and 65 operating room cases.

Main Results:

  • In clinics, afternoon appointments and visit type significantly impacted total visit time.
  • Shorter estimated procedure length was associated with decreased time to surgery.
  • Operating room time was significantly influenced by patient age, Charlson Comorbidity Index, flap type, and number of flaps.

Conclusions:

  • This study illustrates applying operations management theories to various points of care.
  • Further research with longitudinal patient data is recommended for comprehensive analysis.
  • The findings lay the groundwork for developing practical strategies to enhance practice throughput.