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Reducing O Negative Blood Product Usage In A Tertiary Care Academic Medical Center, Wendy Weiler, Tracy Cook, Mmc Blood Bank, Mark Parker, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Reducing O Negative Blood Product Usage In A Tertiary Care Academic Medical Center, Wendy Weiler, Tracy Cook, Mmc Blood Bank, Mark Parker, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Operational Transformation
MANAGEMENT OF O NEGATIVE BLOOD USE
O registered blood cells are the universal donor but it comprises only 7% of the blood supply. As a result, inappropriate use can result in shortages.
At an academic tertiary care medical center, a performance improvement goal was established that O negative blood cells would make up less than 12% of all blood type transfused by the end of their fiscal year.
A root cause analysis established reasons for the use of O negative blood cells. A number of countermeasures were initiated using the plan, do, study, act (PDSA) problem solving model. Using newly …
Interprofessional Engagement In Lean Improvement In An Academic Healthcare Organization, Mark Parker, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks, Linda Simonsen
Interprofessional Engagement In Lean Improvement In An Academic Healthcare Organization, Mark Parker, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks, Linda Simonsen
Operational Transformation
STRATEGIES TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT OF PROVIDERS IN LEAN APPLICATIONS IN AN ACUTE TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Engaging care providers in interprofessional LEAN applications in an academic tertiary hospital results in safe, reliable and effective patient care. An initial success measure was established to increase LEAN application engagement to 36%, with the goal of reaching 50% within 3 years of their operational excellence go-live.
A root cause analysis established several causes for low involvement. Using operational excellence strategies, a number of countermeasures were created, rolled out and completed. As a result, follow up metrics demonstrated a marked increase in the number of …