Lean principles to optimize instrument utilization for spine surgery in an academic medical center: An opportunity to standardize, cut costs, and build a culture of improvement

Spine

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 1714-1717

  Lunardini, David ^a   Arington, Richard ^a   Canacari, Elena G ^a   Gamboa, Kelly ^a   Wagner, Katiri ^a   McGuire, Kevin J ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care cost reduction; Hospital cost efficiency and enhanced value; Lean tools and principles; Spine surgery cost reduction; Spine surgery instrument utilization and standardization

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SPINE; STANDARDS; SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COST SAVINGS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SPINE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84914708911     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000480     Document Type: Article

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