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ArticleCureus2017

The Role of Organizational Culture in Operating Room Turnaround Time.

David Ninan, Janet Zhu, Amanda Kore, Elizabeth Wasson, Tricia Fullerton, Barbara Ninan

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Article in Cureus, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

David NinanAnesthesiology, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, California, United States.
Janet ZhuAnesthesiology, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, California, United States.
Amanda KoreAnesthesiology, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, California, United States.
Elizabeth WassonAnesthesiology, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, California, United States.
Tricia FullertonAnesthesiology, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, California, United States.
Barbara NinanSchool of Nursing, Loma Linda University.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This analysis looks at the application of a robust process improvement methodology to achieve a sustained organizational change. The implementation took place in a safety net hospital's operating suites that had a problem with relatively long, nonproductive turnover times between surgical procedures. Organizational leadership empowered stakeholders to use Lean and Six-Sigma tools to develop more efficient organizational processes. These processes were then implemented in a phased approach with careful attention to the organization's culture. The result was a significant reduction in turnover times leading to greater operational efficiency.

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or efficiencyorganizational cultureor turn over time

Identifiers

PMID28649480
PMCPMC5473716

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