Decreasing Program Cycle Time: A Lean Approach

Background: As organizations continue to refine cost of care and seek to remain competitive in both quality of care and patient experience, we recognize that Bariatric Surgery is costly and the process for the patient is long and complex. Resources are limited, and we are challenged to do more with the same or fewer resources. In December of 2016, our team sensed a call to action with the addition of 3 surgeons over the prior 18 months and no additional programmatic support.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - November 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Kimberly Wilkes, William A Hilgendorf, Myesha Morrissette-Johnson Source Type: research