Past Projects

Spring 2020

  • AFCH Surgical Block Utilization Analysis
  • AFCH OR Turnover Process Improvement
  • Hospital Medicine Patient Assignment Improvement
  • Error Reduction in Culinary Services' Tube Feed Delivery
  • UH OR Closing Counts Policy Reconfiguration

Fall 2019

  • American Family Children and Teens Operating Room 5S
  • Surgical Services Streamline of Closing Counts
  • Hospital Medicine Current State Analysis
  • Pediatric to Adult Transition Education Activity
  • The American Center Sterile Reprocessing Standard Work

Spring 2019

  • Analysis of Disruptions During Pediatric Sedations
  • External Services Care Plan Rationale Project
  • Patient Room Turnover Analysis
  • The American Center Operating Room Staffing Optimization
  • UNC/WT Urgent Care Patient Flow Optimization

Fall 2018

  • UH Emergency Department Current State Analysis
  • TAC Operating Room Staffing Model Optimization
  • TAC Sterile Reprocessing Value Stream Assessment
  • Geriatrics Clinic Process Flow Analysis
  • Echo/Vascular Clinic Resource/Room Optimization

Spring 2018

  • Transplant Call Center Improvement
  • Improving Pediatric to Adult Care Transition
  • Operating Room Traffic Study
  • Inpatient Nursing/Therapy Appointment Workflow Analysis
  • Cancer Clinic Cart 5S
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Fall 2017

  • OR Traffic Study
  • Pain Management Documentation
  • Pediatric to Adult Care Transition
  • Supply Room 5S

Spring 2017

  • Durable Medical Equipment Standardization
  • Pediatric to Adult Care Transition
  • MRI Lean Project
  • Add/Cancel Clinic Project
  • Readmission Reduction

Fall 2016

  • Patient Relations
  • MRI Project
  • Discharge DME for Therapy
  • Bed Pump Project
  • AFCH Add/Cancel Clinic Project

Spring 2016

  • Bed Tracking
  • Beaker and Lab Services Integration
  • MRI Improvement Project
  • PT/OT Improvement
  • Macro Carbone Cancer Center Clinic Template

Fall 2015

  • Gynecology/Oncology Process Standardization
  • Bed Tracking Study
  • Avoidable Day Improvement
  • Learning Center Improvement
  • Transcription Accuracy Improvement
  • Surgical Pathology Project
  • Cancer Clinic Lab Improvement

Fall 2013

  • TLC Waiting Room Design
  • Neuro Clinic Space Analysis
  • Environmental Services Staffing

Summer 2013

  • TLC Safe Patient Handling Study
  • OSA Pilot Study
  • PICU 5S

Spring 2013

  • Patient Story Reassessment
  • Hospital to Skilled Nursing Facilities Transition
  • D6/4 Workflow Assessment
  • After Hospital Care Plan Evaluation
  • Surgery Clinic Throughput

Fall 2012

  • Discharge Status Board
  • Quadramed: Admission, Discharge, and Transfer
  • Future Room
  • Discharge Follow-Up Phone Calls
  • Instrument Reprocessing Analysis
  • After Hospital Care Plan

Spring 2012

  • D6/4 Work Culture Assessment
  • Discharge Process Mapping
  • D6/5 Discharge Project
  • Patient Relations Data Utilization
  • Health Link Satisfaction Survey
  • Workflows - Decision Support and Patient Education
  • Phlebotomist Workflow Analysis

Fall 2011

  • D6/4 Work Culture Assessment
  • Ambulatory Clinics Gap Analysis
  • IV Pump Analysis
  • Patient Relation Data Utilization
  • Nursing Coordinator Efficiency
  • SOS Road Trips Improvement

Spring 2011

  • Phlebotomist Workflow Analysis