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Short discharge time from hospitals increases both bed availability and patients and families satisfaction. In this study, the Six Sigma process improvement methodology was applied to reduce patients discharge time in a cancer treatment hospital. Data on the duration of all activities, from the physician signing the discharge form to the patient leaving the treatment room, were collected through patient shadowing. These data were analyzed using detailed process maps and cause-and-effect diagrams. Fragmented and unstandardized processes and procedures and a lack of communication among the stakeholders were among the leading causes of long discharge times. Categorizing patients by their needs enabled better design of the discharge processes. Discrete event simulation was utilized as a decision support tool to test the effect of the improvements under different scenarios. Simplified and standardized processes, improved communications, and system-wide management are among the proposed improvements, which reduced patient discharge time by 54 from 216 minutes. Cultivating the necessary ownership through stakeholder analysis is an essential ingredient of sustainable improvement efforts.
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- Health Sciences and Management
- Keywords:
- Hospitals -- Administration Process control Six sigma (Quality control stard)
- Resource Type:
- Open (Access) Journal-Article
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Video
Learners watch a brief video clip. They then follow step-by-step instructions on how to do a urine colony count and examine the criteria for determining if a colony count represents an infection. A brief quiz completes the object.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Medical Laboratory Science
- Keywords:
- Urine -- Analysis
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Others
Explore the step-by-step procedures to rescue and care for electrical shock victims.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Nursing
- Keywords:
- Electrical injuries -- Patients
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- Others
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Others
In this learning activity you'll review the structure and function of the different tissues of the human body.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Human Biology
- Keywords:
- Human anatomy Human physiology
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- Others
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Courseware
Understanding the structure of a muscle cell. Created by Rishi Desai.
- Course related:
- HSS2011 Human Anatomy and RS2040 Functional Anatomy
- Subjects:
- Rehabilitation Sciences and Health Sciences
- Keywords:
- Muscles -- Physiology
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- Courseware
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Video
When stress got to be too much for TED Fellow Sangu Delle, he had to confront his own deep prejudice: that men shouldn't take care of their mental health. In a personal talk, Delle shares how he learned to handle anxiety in a society that's uncomfortable with emotions. As he says: "Being honest about how we feel doesn't make us weak -- it makes us human."
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- Health Sciences
- Keywords:
- Mental health
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- Video
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Video
Between you and the rest of the world lies an interface that makes up 16% of your physical weight. This is your skin, the largest organ in your body: laid out flat, it would cover close to 1.7 square metres of ground. But besides keeping your organs in, what is its purpose? Emma Bryce takes us into the integumentary system to find out. Lesson by Emma Bryce, animation by Augenblick Studios.
- Course related:
- BME1D04 Subject Title Skin-Care Technologies: Principles, Applications and Safety
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Human Biology
- Keywords:
- Body covering (Anatomy) Skin
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Courseware
In the musculoskeletal system, the muscular and skeletal systems work together to support and move the body. The bones of the skeletal system serve to protect the body's organs, support the weight of the body, and give the body shape. The muscles of the muscular system attach to these bones, pulling on them to allow for movement of the body.
- Course related:
- HSS2011 Human Anatomy and ABCT2326 Human Physiology
- Subjects:
- Rehabilitation Sciences and Health Sciences
- Keywords:
- Musculoskeletal system
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- Courseware
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Learners read a brief description of the vertebral column and examine the distinctive features of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences, Rehabilation Science, and Biology
- Keywords:
- Spine -- Anatomy
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- Others
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Others
Learners play a vascular system "game" to identify the arteries, capillaries, and veins that make up the renal blood supply pathway. A score is given at the end of the activity.
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences and Human Biology
- Keywords:
- Kidneys -- Physiology Kidneys -- Blood vessels
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- Others