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MANAGEMENT: PRODUCTIONFLOWANALYSIS
Productionflowanalysis:A toolfordesigningaleanhospital
SAULI KARVONENMANAGEMENTCONSULTANTANDMANAGINGDIRECTOR,SKA-RESEARCHOY
DRHEIKKIKORVENRANTAPROJECTLEADEROFFUNCTIONALPLANNINGOFT-HOSPITALANDASSOCIATEPROFESSORIN
PEDIATRICS,TURKUUNIVERSITY
MIKAELPAATELALEADINGARCHITECTANDMANAGINGDIRECTOR,ARKKITEHTITOIMISTOPAATELA-PAATELA& CO
TIMOSEPPLPROJECTLEADEROFCONSTRUCTIONIN THET-HOSPITALPROJECT,TURKUUNIVERSITYHOSPITAL
Expertsagreeon the need for a widespreadsystemredesignin healthcarel.An ageingpopulation,amongother things, will present hospitalswith a newproductivity challenge.System-engineeringtaols havedemonstratedsignificant potential for health caredevelopmeneandmodemresearchtechniquesarerequiredfortheplanningofhospitalsforthefuture"''.
Organisationalbarriersplayan importamrolethatrestrictsthe implememationof new designsin hospitals.Within ahospiral,individualdepartmentsare usuallyisolatedandbehavelikefunctional"SilOS".2Becauseof this,hospitalsaretypically based on functional organisations.Processorganisation4and process-focusedorganisationSare bothactuallysynonymsforfunctionalorganisation.With suchaset-up, units specialisein theirown particularprocessesandfacilitieswith similar functionsare groupedtogether.4.s.6Traditionallyhospitals'functionallayoutssupportthisconcept.7Laboratories,medicalimaging,operatingtheatreunits,andimensivecareunits,aswellaswardsareexamplesoffunctionallayoutsolutions.Thedisadvanragesof functionalorganisationare long throughputtimes,poor overallprocesscontro!:6
complexpatientflows,andlongtransferdistances.8ManyUKhospitalstransferpatientsfromoneunittoanothervialengthyand complexroutes.9Schedulingand the achievememoffluempatiemflowis difficultin suchhospitals9
In productorganisationor cellularmanufacturing,widelyusedin modemindustry,productioncellsor linescompleteproducts,astheyhaveallthefacilitiestheyneedtadoSO.+,lO.11The productof a hospitalis a treatedpatiem- not an
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CardiaccareunitEmergencyNeurologywardRadiotogyMonitoringUltrasoundexamination
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Numberofpatients1,2001,00070051750050033325850016780673333332017171786,000
patientflowsystemsta helpin theplanningaf a new,acutehospital.PFA is apragmatictechniquethathasbeenusedtapIan a changefrom functionalorganisationta productorganisationin industry4,1O,1lBurbidgealsodefinesPFA asatechniqueforplanningthesimplificationaf thematerialflowsystemsfor factories:In thispaper,we haveusedcare-lineorganisationasasynonymforproductorganisation,Thetermsaf productorganisationarebasedon an industrialframeafreference.The termsaf care-lineorganisationbetterillustratethisorganisationmodelfromahealthcareviewpoint.
Case study:Turku UniversityHospital IT-HospitaL]PFAwasusedinastudyafthepatientflowsbetweendifferentunitsaf a new,acutecarehospital;theT-Hospitalin Turku,Finland,Thehospitalwill becompletedin 2011.Our targetwastastudyandsimplifypatientflowin thehospitalby PFAin orderta achievetheadvantagesaf care-lineorganisation.Currently,thehospitalis functionallyorganised.
The patientflowswereanalysedtagetherwith the keypersonnel af the five main care-lines (cardiology,traumatalogy,neurology,surgery,and othermedical(non-surgicaDtreatment).AlI patientflowdataisbasedonthecare-lines' evaluationsaf increasesin patientvolumesbetweennowandtheyear20II. Followingthis,emergency,radiology,laboratary,intensivecare, operatingtheatreunits, andmaintenancegavetheircommentson theroutedata.PFA'ssubtechnique,factoryflow analysis,was adaptedinto thestepsaf theproject:Thepatientflowafeachmaincare-linewasanalysedbythefollowingsteps:
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individualoperationor examination.In hospitals,productorganisationmeansthatall staffandappliancesusedin thetreatmentaf illness are grouped tagetheras a multi-professionalgroupthatcompletespatient'scare.Therefore,productorganisationsupportspatient-andtreatment-focusedhealthcare.Thewellknownbenefitsafproductorganisationinclude quickerthroughputtimes,betterquality,smallerinventories,andsmallerinventory-carryingcosts4,IO,in additiontabettercontrollabilityafoverallprocesses:.61OIn theUK, theNational Health Serviceaccentuatesthe eliminationaf
unnecessarypatienttransfersandareducedriskafdelaywhiletransferringthepatientta anotherphaseaf careasbenefitsaftheproduct-basedlayoutin highvolumepatientcare.?
The objectiveaf this paper is ta demonstratehowproductionflowanalysiscanbeappliedtaanalyseandsimplify
A. Analysis:1.Codeprocessesin thecare-lineidentifiedwithacodeletter(Table1).
2. Findingprocessroutecodes(PRC)forallpatients.3. PrintingoutthePRCfrequencychan(Table2),4. Calculatingthenumbersaf patients'transfersbetween
processesandprintingoutthefrom/tachan(Table3),S. Drawinga patientflow networkfor 2011, basedon
functionalorganisation(Figure1).6. Drawingaprimarypatientflownetworkfor2011,based
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Strokeunit(D) 50 100 25 50 1000 1500 2000 4725 500 5225
intensifiell monitoring(E) 50 780 830 830
'mrnsivetardio'o!IY(1) 100 100 100
Intensivecare(M) 25 80 20 125 125
Cardio'ogit monitoring(II) 50 50 50
_0 Emergency(P) 1500 700 100 1200 4500 1000 9000 1500 10500
M lIellrolo!IYward ('1) 3500 3500- Radio'o!IY(R) 1500 4500 6000 6000-- Monitoring(1) 500 500 500 1000
Ultrasounllexaminiltion(U) 2000 2000 2000
:!:interna'transfers 5225 830 100 125 50 4500 3500 6000 1000 2000 23330
home(K) 6000 6000
:!:tutai 5225 830 100 125 50 10500 3500 6000 1000 2000
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on functionalorganisation.Primaryflowis basedon theParetoprinciple,inwhich20%ofthePRCscovers80%ofthecareline'spatients(Figure2a).
B. Synthcsis:7. Drawinga streamlinedprimarypatiemflow networkin2011,basedon acare-lineorganisation(Figure2b).
The Figures1 and2arepresemneurologypatiemflowsinfunctionalorganisation.The patiemflow systemnetwork(Figure1) coversall the neurologypatientswho use 20differemprocessroutes(Table2).However,patiemflowsareconcemratedin a few processrouteswhich composeaprimary patiem flow. Figure 2a represemsneurology'sprimarypatiemflowin which 80%of thepatientsusethesevenmostimportamprocessroutes(PRNs1-7in Table2).Back-flowsbetweenradiologyandemergency,radiologyandthestrokeunit,plusultrasoundexaminationsandthestrokeunitreduceefficiencyandriskpatiemsafety.Thetargetsaretaeliminatetheback-flowsandplacetheprimaryflow'sunitsnexttaeachotherorjoin someof theunitstagether.
The streamlined patiem flow model in care-lineorganisationis presemedin Figure2b. The streamlinedpatiemflowmodelwouldreduceneurology'spatiemtransfersbetweendepartmentsbynearly70%(from23,300transfersta7,300).Thestreamlinedpatiemflowrequirestheeliminationof the back-flows(Figure2a) by the decemralisationofultrasonicexaminationandothermedicalimaging.Thus,theemergencyunithasitsownradiologicalfunctions(Rad1);theunnecessaryboundarybetweenemergencyandradiologycanbe eliminated.Similarly,the stroke unit has its ownultrasoundfunctions,and the CT imagingIMRl(Rad2)are
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placedimmediatelynextto thestrokeunit.Streamlinedflowcan be largelyimplememed.When the streamlinedflow(Figure2b) is comparedwith taday'sflow (Figure2a), thestreamlinedflow providesthe followingbenefitsfor acuteneurologicalpatients:... Qualityofcarecanbeimprovedbecausepatients'
unnecessaryandpotemiallyriskytransfersarereduced.... Directpersonnelcostsavingsbecausemuchfewer
personnelareneededforpatiemtransfersbetweenthestrokeunitandradiology(ultrasonic,CT orMRl).
... Developmentof teamwork,whenmostof resourcesneededin thepatiemcarearelocatedclosetaeachother.Betterteamworksupportscominuouscareprocessimprovement.
... Indirectcostsavings.Thefollowingfactarscomributetaindirectcostsavings:i. Thedelaysanderrorscausedbytransfersareeliminated.ii. Nursesspendtheirworkingtimein thestrokeunitand
not transportingpatients,their productivitycan beincreased.
iii. Eliminationof referralsbetweenunits- referralis nota
value-addingactivity.iv.Thetransferappliancecostsandlift loadarereduced.
Thefourothermaincare-lineswereanalysedin thesamewayasacuteneurology.Thenallmaincare-lines'PRCsweresummedup and the emirehospital'sfrom/tachartforprimarypatiemflowwasprimedout. The primaryandstreamlinedpatiemflowsof themaincare-linesandthehospital'sprimaryflowswereessemialinforrnationfor thelayoutplanning.
Conclusion
PFA is a substamialtaol for acutehospitallayoutplanning,wherehighvelocitypatiemflowis a criticalgoal.This typeofanalysissupportssuch planningby indicatingwith good
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certaintywhichfunctionsshouldbeplacednexttaeachother.PFA challengesthe prevailingpracticesof functionalorganisationandoffersa startingpointfor streamliningthepatientflowsystem.PFA illustratesthecomplexpatientflowpattemin functionalorganisation.
A notablefindingis the dominantpositionof medicalimagingwithin all fiveof themaincare-lines'primaryflow.Medicalimaginghasa centralroleatbothendsof thecareprocess;at thebeginningin theemergencyunit andat theendin thewards(e.g.neurologycase,Figures1-2).Medicalimagingshouldbeubiquitausin anacutecarehospital.Thiscanbeachievedbywell thought-outdecentralisation,whichcontradictstheprevailingprincipleof functionalorganisationthattendsta centraliseimagingfacilitiesundertheradiologyfunction.In care-lineorganisation,theimagingfacilitiesarelocatedin closeproximityta care-lines'needs.ThiscanhalfpatienttransfersbetWeenunits in an acutecare-hospital;transferdistancescanbereducedby morethan50%.In the
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