Scheduling and Patient Flow in an Outpatient Chemotherapy ...
[Pages:23]Scheduling and Patient Flow in an Outpatient Chemotherapy Infusion
Center
ISERC June 2, 2014 Sarah Bach
Collaborators
? Amy Cohn, Ph.D. ? Brian Denton, Ph.D. ? Alon Weizer, MD ? Louise Salamin, MSA, BSN, RN ? Carol McMahon, BSN, RN ? Corinne Hardecki, BSN, RN
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Current Team
? Hassan Abbas ? Max Boykin ? Jeremy Castaing ? Vanessa Morales ? Matt Rouhana ? Stephanie See
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Cancer and Cancer Treatment
? Cancer Statistics ? In 2014 there will be an estimated 1,665,540 new cancer cases ? Second leading cause of death in the United States
? Chemotherapy Infusion Center ? Facility where cancer treatment is given on an outpatient basis ? Over 50% of all cancer patients receive chemotherapy treatment
Source: American Cancer Society. (2014).
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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
? 93,319 outpatient visits annually
? 51,884 infusion treatments annually
? 5% increase in patient volume annually
University of Michigan Cancer Center
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Project Goals
? Improve quality of cancer care delivery in the infusion center
? Reduce patient waiting times ? Reduce total length of day of
operations ? Others:
? Promote equity in nurse workload ? Improve patient and nurse safety ? Reduce cost associated with
pharmaceutical waste
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Patient Flow
Patient Arrives
Lab Collection
1 hour Wait
Clinic Appointmen
t
Wait
Wait
1 hour
Pharmacy 1-2 hours Preparatio
n
Wait
Infusion 1-8 hours
Wait
20 minutes
Patient Discharged
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Patient Flow
Patient Arrives
Lab Collection
Lab processing time 1 hour
1 hour Wait
Clinic Appointmen ? Labs reviewed
t
Wait
Wait
Pharmacy ? Labs reviewed Preparatio
n
1 hour
1-2 hours
Wait
Infusion
Wait
20 minutes
? Labs reviewed
Patient Discharged
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