Maximising performance of a hospital’s HBOT laboratory using the theory of constraints

• Autorzy: Kosieradzka Anna , Węgrzyk Jacek , Smętek Wojciech , Strzelec Przemysław

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DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2022.155.13

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The paper presents an application of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) aimed at defining and maximising the potential of hyperbaric chamber as a key resource in a specialist hospital. Design/methodology/approach: The authors developed their own TOC based method of process improvement, supported by tools of Lean Management. Various constraints including an external one were taken into consideration. As a follow-up a project using the method was carried out in a hospital’s Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy laboratory. Findings: The developed and implemented practical solution has improved patients’ access to the service at about 40% per day, shortened patients’ waiting time at about 90% and helped to overcome the threat of financial underperformance. Moreover, in combination with strict safety rules, the solution has proven its high resistance against difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Research limitations/implications: A hyperbaric therapy is a narrow branch of medicine, therefore application of the method in other healthcare domains will require an appropriate adaptation. Practical implications: Despite the narrow subject of the study, the described approach is universal and can be used to maximise the capacity utilisation of various critical resources in hospitals and other healthcare providers. Originality/value: This is the first known to the authors application of a TOC/Lean based systematic hybrid approach to improve performance of a healthcare provider, which is taking into account several constraints including an external one. Additionally, this is the first paper on TOC in healthcare published in Poland.

Słowa kluczowe

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critical resources; healthcare improvement; hyperbaric oxygen therapy; theory of constraints; lean healthcare; throughput

PL

zasoby krytyczne; poprawa opieki zdrowotnej; tlenoterapia hiperbaryczna; teoria ograniczeń; lean healthcare; przepustowość

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: z. 155
• Strony: 187--208
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr.48 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Kosieradzka Anna

• Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Warsaw

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5157-8126

autor

Węgrzyk Jacek

• Dr. Stanisław Sakiel Burn Treatment Center, Siemianowice Śląskie

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4982-1443

autor

Smętek Wojciech

• Dr. Stanisław Sakiel Burn Treatment Center, Siemianowice Śląskie

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5359-1818

autor

Strzelec Przemysław

• Dr. Stanisław Sakiel Burn Treatment Center, Siemianowice Śląskie

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7297-0247

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Uwagi

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).