This paper focuses on the issue of longer appointment lead-time in the obstetrics outpatient department of a maternal-child hospital in Colombia. Because of extended appointment lead-time, women with high-risk pregnancy could develop severe complications in their health status and put their babies at risk. This problem was detected through a project selection process explained in this article and to solve it, Six Sigma methodology has been used. First, the process was defined through a SIPOC diagram to identify its input and output variables. Second, six sigma performance indicators were calculated to establish the process baseline. Then, a fishbone diagram was used to determine the possible causes of the problem. These causes were validate...
The developing countries such as ours, have a higher incidence of perinatal morbidity and mortality,...
Introduction: The quality of medical care during and immediately after the period of labor and deliv...
Amelioration of postabortion care seeks to reduce morbidity and mortality related to unsafe abortion...
In hospital services, operations efficiency and healthcare quality are two critical factors since bo...
Long waiting time to appointment may be a worry for pregnant women, particularly those who need peri...
Una de las quejas más recurrentes de los pacientes sobre las entidades de salud del Estado, son los ...
Six-Sigma is a strategy for continuous quality improvement based on facts and data that attempts to ...
La metodología seis sigma es un programa de mejora continua de la calidad que, en base a hechos y da...
Appointment lead-time is a critical variable in outpatient clinic services. In Gynecology and Obstet...
Abstract Introduction. This paper introduces a proposal to improve the time of attention for patient...
O autor se propõe a medir o tempo que decorre entre à inscrição e a primeira consulta médica de gest...
El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo principal analizar la relación entre el “Nivel de conocimient...
El ingreso oportuno al control prenatal representa un aspecto muy importante para las gestantes ya q...
This research aims to develop a Six Sigma project focused on improving quality and efficiency for th...
Introducción:La hiperestimulación ovárica controlada forma parte del tratamiento de la esterilidad d...
The developing countries such as ours, have a higher incidence of perinatal morbidity and mortality,...
Introduction: The quality of medical care during and immediately after the period of labor and deliv...
Amelioration of postabortion care seeks to reduce morbidity and mortality related to unsafe abortion...
In hospital services, operations efficiency and healthcare quality are two critical factors since bo...
Long waiting time to appointment may be a worry for pregnant women, particularly those who need peri...
Una de las quejas más recurrentes de los pacientes sobre las entidades de salud del Estado, son los ...
Six-Sigma is a strategy for continuous quality improvement based on facts and data that attempts to ...
La metodología seis sigma es un programa de mejora continua de la calidad que, en base a hechos y da...
Appointment lead-time is a critical variable in outpatient clinic services. In Gynecology and Obstet...
Abstract Introduction. This paper introduces a proposal to improve the time of attention for patient...
O autor se propõe a medir o tempo que decorre entre à inscrição e a primeira consulta médica de gest...
El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo principal analizar la relación entre el “Nivel de conocimient...
El ingreso oportuno al control prenatal representa un aspecto muy importante para las gestantes ya q...
This research aims to develop a Six Sigma project focused on improving quality and efficiency for th...
Introducción:La hiperestimulación ovárica controlada forma parte del tratamiento de la esterilidad d...
The developing countries such as ours, have a higher incidence of perinatal morbidity and mortality,...
Introduction: The quality of medical care during and immediately after the period of labor and deliv...
Amelioration of postabortion care seeks to reduce morbidity and mortality related to unsafe abortion...