Perfecting Patient Flow in the Surgical Setting

AORN Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-57

  Amato Vealey, Elaine J ^a   Fountain, Patricia ^b   Coppola, Deborah ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

OR backup; OR workflow; Patient throughput; Perioperative patient delays; Six Sigma methodologies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; WORKFLOW;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84862851048     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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