Decreasing the dispatch time of medical reports sent from hospital to primary care with Lean Six Sigma

Volume: 22, Issue: 5, Pages: 690 - 698
Published: Feb 8, 2016
Abstract
Timely communication is important to ensure high-quality health care. To facilitate this, the Gastro Intestinal Oncology Center Amsterdam (GIOCA) stipulated to dispatch medical reports on the day of the patient's visit. However, with the increasing number of patients, administrative processes at GIOCA were under pressure, and this standard was not met for the majority of patients. The aim and objective of this study was to dispatch 90% of...
Paper Details
Title
Decreasing the dispatch time of medical reports sent from hospital to primary care with Lean Six Sigma
Published Date
Feb 8, 2016
Volume
22
Issue
5
Pages
690 - 698
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