Antony, 2014, Reducing Patient Waiting Time in Outpatient Department Using Lean Six Sigma Methodology, Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 30, 1481-1491.Gijo EV, Antony J. Reducing patient waiting time in outpatient department using Lean Six Sigma methodology. Qual Reliab Engng Int. ...
To calculate the patient waiting and consultation time for each specialty. 2. To analyse the cause and effect for the delay. 3. To recommend appropriate suggestions to optimize the waiting time in OPD. MATERIALS AND METHODS A study was carried out using descriptive study design in Yenepoya ...
Reducing Patient Waiting Time in Outpatient Department Using Lean Six Sigma Methodology This article addresses the issue of longer patient waiting time in the outpatient department (OPD) of a super specialty hospital attached to a manufacturin... EV Gijo,J Antony - 《Quality & Reliability Engineeri...
However, waiting time was too long and privacy was not maintained properly.Conclusions: Present study regarding patients' satisfaction towards quality health care concluded that optimal care can be provided by combining both medical and social aspects, influencing the psychological factors of the patients...
and excellent progress towards the 18-weeks referral to treatment target time being achieved in most specialities in NHS care, the emphasis is now shifting to the continuation of improvements in the quality and safety of patient care, as well as to the sustainability of such short waiting times...
Waiting place and lobby was comfortable according to 56.7% of the respondents. There was a significant association between level of education and satisfaction of the doctors consultation time (p<0.001); there is also significant association between confidence of the respondent upon the service provided...
The " efficiency" of service refers to the promptness of the care given to patients, including issues like waiting time before consultation, duration of consultation, amount of time spent with the doctor, quick response to emergencies, quick dispensation of drugs, fast and accurate laboratory tests...
Optimizing Patient Waiting Time in the Outpatient Department of a Multi-specialty Indian Hospital: The Role of Technology Adoption and Queue-Based Monte Carlo SimulationPatient flowMonte Carlo simulationOutpatient departmentTechnology adoptionOvercrowding in outpatient department of hospitals has created the ...
This study evaluates the outcome of the interventions on waiting time at the OPD. Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional mixed method using an explanatory sequential design. The study enrolled 412 patients who completed a structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews (IDI) were conducted ...
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