Effect of Lean Processes on Surgical Wait Times and Efficiency in a Tertiary Care Veterans Affairs Medical Center | Zendy

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Effect of Lean Processes on Surgical Wait Times and Efficiency in a Tertiary Care Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Author(s) -

Nakul P. Valsangkar,

Andrew C. Eppstein,

Rick A. Lawson,

Amber Taylor

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2808

Subject(s) - veterans affairs , medicine , medical emergency , triage , health care , benchmarking , emergency department , emergency medicine , operations management , nursing , economics , economic growth , business , marketing

There are an increasing number of veterans in the United States, and the current delay and wait times prevent Veterans Affairs institutions from fully meeting the needs of current and former service members. Concrete strategies to improve throughput at these facilities have been sparse.

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