English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Free Plan

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

Anatomic pathology services study disease in hospitals on the basis of macroscopic and microscopic examination of organs and tissues. The focus of this research investigation was on improving clinical biopsy diagnosis times through simulation based on the Box-Muller algorithm to reduce the waiting time in the diagnosis of clinical biopsies. The data were provided by a hospital in San José (Costa Rica). They covered 5 years and showed waiting times for a pathological diagnosis that for some biopsies were close to 120 days. The correlation between the main causes identified and the cycle time in the biopsy diagnostic process was defined. A statistical analysis of the variables most representative of the process and of the waiting times was carried out. It followed the DMAIC structure (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) for the continuous improvement of processes. Two of the activities of the process were identified as being the main bottlenecks. Their processing times had a normal distribution, for which reason a Box-Muller algorithm was used to generate the simulation model. The results showed that waiting times for a diagnosis can be reduced to 3 days, for a productive capacity of 8 000 biopsies per annum, optimizing the logistics performance of health care.

Reduction of the Cycle Time in the Biopsies Diagnosis Through a Simulation Based on the Box Müller Algorithm