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Erasmus MC

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Healthcare Management
  • Surgical Process Improvement

Background:

  • Initiated an improvement project in 2015 to enhance efficiency and competitiveness.
  • Aimed to increase open-heart surgeries by 46% and reduce access time.

Observation:

  • Focused on the project's structure and interventions during its first year.
  • Monitored key performance indicators for surgical volume and patient access.

Findings:

  • Successfully increased open-heart surgeries by 165 in the first year (2016).
  • Achieved a significant reduction in access time to 2-3 weeks.

Implications:

  • Demonstrates successful implementation of process improvements in a surgical setting.
Keywords:
Cardio-thoracic surgeryoperating roomsplanning & schedulingprocess improvement

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