Improving operating room efficiency in academic children's hospital using Lean Six Sigma methodology

Use of Lean and Six Sigma Methodology to Improve Operating Room Efficiency in a High-Volume Tertiary-Care Academic Medical Center

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Management, Operations Management, Quality Management +16

Improving operating room efficiency through process redesign

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Management, Operations Management, Performance Management +13

Increasing Operating Room Efficiency Through Parallel Processing

David M. Friedman, Suzanne M. Sokal, Yuchiao Chang et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2005 · 201 citations · Full text

Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +13

The Applicability of Lean and Six Sigma Techniques to Clinical and Translational Research

Sharon A. Schweikhart, Allard E. Dembe · Journal of Investigative Medicine · 2009 · 150 citations · Full text

Management, Quality Management, Translational Sciences +12

Reorganizing patient care and workflow in the operating room: a cost-effectiveness study

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Health Professions, Health Services Administration, Surgery +16