Download or read book The Effects of Reengineering Operating Room Case Scheduling at Madigan Army Medical Center written by Mark C. Wilhite and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of reengineering operating room case scheduling at Madigan Army Medical Center. The goal of the reengineering initiative was to reduce the variations leading to inefficiency, thereby improving the processes and allowing for increased throughput in the operating room complex. Five variables, operating room turn over time, surgeon time, surgical cancellations, surgical referrals, and surgical backlog were analyzed. Data collection occurred in two phases. The first phase was retrospective and consisted of the time period from June 1, 1997 through August 31, 1997. The second phase was concurrent with the implementation of the reengineering initiative and consisted of the period September 1, 1997 through November 30, 1997. Independent-samples t tests indicated no significant differences (p=.O 1) in the variables after implementation of the reengineering initiative. Decreased variations were seen in three of the variables: operating room turn over time, surgeon time, and surgical cancellations. The results of this study indicate improvements in the operating room complex were realized after implementing the reengineering initiative.
Download or read book The Effects of Reengineering Operating Room Case Scheduling at Madigan Army Medical Center written by Mark C. Wilhite and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Analysis of the Surgery Scheduling Process at Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma Washington written by Ethan J. Stansbury and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was performed to show a more efficient/effective means of scheduling surgeries at Madigan Army Medical Center. The concept of a surgery scheduling process using predictive data should be disseminated throughout the military health care system. This systematic approach to operating room scheduling management has a demonstrated potential to increase utilization, decrease cancellations, improve staff efficiency and increase patient satisfaction. (sdw).
Download or read book An Analysis of the Surgery Scheduling Process at Madigan Army Medical Center written by Ethan J. Stansbury and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Systems Approach for Re engineering Hospital Operating Room Scheduling Policies written by Faranak Foolad and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the recent changes in the American healthcare system, it is becoming increasinglychallenging for hospitals to produce a positive bottom line. The operating room presents itself with astrong potential for helping hospitals bring in revenue. However, in order to be profitable, operatingrooms must schedule cases in such a way that optimizes utilization and pleases all stakeholders.Stakeholders include physicians, patients, staff, and hospital administrators. Clearly with so manystakeholders whom have a variety of preferences, this scheduling process can be very challenging. Whilethere has been previous research on this topic, there are still conflicting views on which schedulingmethod is optimal. This study aims to explore several methods of scheduling cases in the operating room,and determine which method is most beneficial to a hospital. This research utilizes MATLAB to run acomputer simulation, which models an operating room and the arrival of surgical cases. Performancemeasures are then used to compare the simulated schedules.
Download or read book A Study of the Operating Room Scheduling System at Tripler Army Medical Center Hawaii written by Charles F. Fehring and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines various scheduling systems in order to determine which scheduling system would be best for scheduling operating room usage at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii. It is concluded that the optimum solution to the problem of determining the best operating room scheduling system at Tripler is to computerize the scheduling system. As delineated in the discussion, the abundance of advantages favor a computerized scheduling system. A computerized system is the only solution that meets all of the criteria discussed earlier in this study. Even its disadvantages can be surmounted. There are no current resource constraints to developing, implementing, and using a computerized system.
Download or read book Operating room Scheduling at Tucson Medical Center Tucson Arizona written by James M. Feltis and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Second Machine Age Work Progress and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies written by Erik Brynjolfsson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-01-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The big stories -- The skills of the new machines : technology races ahead -- Moore's law and the second half of the chessboard -- The digitization of just about everything -- Innovation : declining or recombining? -- Artificial and human intelligence in the second machine age -- Computing bounty -- Beyond GDP -- The spread -- The biggest winners : stars and superstars -- Implications of the bounty and the spread -- Learning to race with machines : recommendations for individuals -- Policy recommendations -- Long-term recommendations -- Technology and the future (which is very different from "technology is the future").
Download or read book Invisible Wounds of War written by Terri L. Tanielian and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes key findings and recommendations from Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery (Tanielian and Jaycox [Eds.], MG-720-CCF, 2008), a comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury among veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom.
Download or read book The War Within written by Rajeev Ramchand and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2011 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increase in suicides among military personnel has raised concern. This book reviews suicide epidemiology in the military, catalogs military suicide-prevention activities, and recommends relevant best practices.
Download or read book Health Informatics Practical Guide for Healthcare and Information Technology Professionals Sixth Edition written by Robert E. Hoyt and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Informatics (HI) focuses on the application of Information Technology (IT) to the field of medicine to improve individual and population healthcare delivery, education and research. This extensively updated fifth edition reflects the current knowledge in Health Informatics and provides learning objectives, key points, case studies and references.
Download or read book War Psychiatry written by Franklin D. Jones and published by . This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the delivery of mental health services during wartime. Contents: Patient Flow in a Theater of Operations; Psychiatric Lessons of War; Traditional Warfare Combat Stress Casualties; Disorders of Frustration & Loneliness; Neuropsychiatric Casualties of Nuclear, Biological, & Chemical Warfare; Psychiatric Principles of Future Warfare; A Psychological Model of Combat Stress; U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, & U.S. Naval Combat Psychiatry; Combat Stress Control in Joint Operations; Debriefing Following Combat; Post-combat Reentry; Behavioral Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury; Disabling & Disfiguring Injuries; Conversion Disorders; Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders; Prisoner of War; & Follow-Up Studies of Vets. Illus.
Download or read book Army Medical Logistics written by Department of the Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The AHS (Army Health System) is a component of the Military Health System (MHS) that is responsible for operational management of the health service support (HSS) and force health protection (FHP) missions for training, predeployment, deployment, and postdeployment operations. The Army's MEDLOG system (including blood management) is an integral part of the AHS in that it provides intensive management of medical products and services that are used almost exclusively by the AHS and are critical to its success. Also key to this success is the delivery of a MEDLOG capability that anticipates the needs of the customer and is tailored to continuously provide end-to-end sustainment of the AHS mission throughout full spectrum operations. Providing timely and effective AHS support is a team effort which integrates the clinical and operational aspects of the mission. The provision of MEDLOG support requires collaboration between the medical logisticians, clinicians, and other health care providers within the operational environment and encompasses the following functions: Medical materiel procurement and distribution (acquisition, receiving, shipping, storage, and stock record/property accounting); Medical equipment maintenance and repair; Optical fabrication and repair; Management of patient movement items; Production of medical gases; Blood storage and distribution; Medical hazardous waste management; Management of medical facilities and infrastructure; Medical contracting support; Total product life-cycle management of medical materiel and equipment. This manual describes the capabilities of the MEDLOG system and its role in sustaining the AHS mission. Medical logistics support for deployed forces is the primary focus of this manual. However, generating force or national strategic-level MEDLOG support is also addressed to present a clear picture of the processes involved and resources expended to guarantee a Class VIII support infrastructure. This Class VIII infrastructure ensures the seamless delivery of health care from the point of injury through successive roles of care to the continental US (CONUS) support base. This publication opens with an overview of Army MEDLOG, followed by a description of each MEDLOG unit, the capabilities available, and role of care where each element may be employed. This manual also covers the information systems and enablers available to facilitate the flow of supplies and equipment throughout the area of operations (AO), as well as the current force (Medical Force 2000, Medical Reengineering Initiative, modular division, and brigade combat team [BCT] force designs) and emerging concepts scheduled to occur as part of current and future force fielding events.
Download or read book The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation written by Adam I. Levine and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation is a cohesive, single-source reference on all aspects of simulation in medical education and evaluation. It covers the use of simulation in training in each specialty and is aimed at healthcare educators and administrators who are developing their own simulation centers or programs and professional organizations looking to incorporate the technology into their credentialing process. For those already involved in simulation, the book will serve as a state-of-the-art reference that helps them increase their knowledge base, expand their simulation program’s capabilities, and attract new, additional target learners. Features: • Written and edited by pioneers and experts in healthcare simulation • Personal memoirs from simulation pioneers • Each medical specialty covered • Guidance on teaching in the simulated environment • Up-to-date information on current techniques and technologies • Tips from “insiders” on funding, development, accreditation, and marketing of simulation centers • Floor plans of simulation centers from across the United States • Comprehensive glossary of terminology
Download or read book Clinical Informatics Study Guide written by John T. Finnell and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-04-22 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely updated study guide textbook is written to support the formal training required to become certified in clinical informatics. The content has been extensively overhauled to introduce and define key concepts using examples drawn from real-world experiences in order to impress upon the reader the core content from the field of clinical informatics. The book groups chapters based on the major foci of the core content: health care delivery and policy; clinical decision-making; information science and systems; data management and analytics; leadership and managing teams; and professionalism. The chapters do not need to be read or taught in order, although the suggested order is consistent with how the editors have structured their curricula over the years. Clinical Informatics Study Guide: Text and Review serves as a reference for those seeking to study for a certifying examination independently or periodically reference while in practice. This includes physicians studying for board examination in clinical informatics as well as the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) health informatics certification. This new edition further refines its place as a roadmap for faculty who wish to go deeper in courses designed for physician fellows or graduate students in a variety of clinically oriented informatics disciplines, such as nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, radiology, health administration and public health.
Download or read book The Skilled Helper written by Gerard Egan and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2014 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally recognised for its successful problem-management approach to effective helping, this book offers a step-by-step guide to the counselling process.
Download or read book Aeromedical Evacuation written by William W. Hurd and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive treatment on the medical evacuation and management of injured patients in both peace- and wartime. Edited by eminent experts in the field, this text brings together medical specialists from all four branches of the armed services. It discusses the history of aeromedical evacuation, triage and staging of the injured patient, evacuation from site of injury to medical facility, air-frame capabilities, medical capabilities in-flight, response to in-flight emergencies, and mass emergency evacuation. Specific medical conditions are addressed in detail, including such general surgical casualties as abdominal wounds and soft tissue, vascular, maxillofacial, head and spinal cord injuries, ophthalmologic, orthopaedic, pediatric, obstetric-gynecologic casualties, burns, and more. Over 80 illustrations provide a review of transport equipment and both medical and surgical treatment. A must-have reference for all armed forced physicians and flight surgeons, for general and trauma surgeons, internists, intensive care specialists, orthopaedic surgeons, and public health service physicians.
