Table 1 Characteristics of enrolled process redesign projects
From: Applying the quality improvement collaborative method to process redesign: a multiple case study
Volume of patient group1(patients/yr) | Acute (A) or elective (E)1,2 | Process to be redesigned1,2 | Involved medical departments (description*, N**)1,2,3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Patient Group | Access to care | Diagnostic trajectory (outpatients clinic) | In-hospital stay | ||||
1. | Acute stomach complaints | 200 | A | - | - | + | Internal medicine; Radiology; Pathology | 3 (2) |
2. | Breast cancer | 120 | E | - | + | - | Oncology; Surgery; Radiology | 3 (2) |
3. | Breast cancer | 250 | E | + | + | - | Oncology; Surgery; Radiology | 3 (?) |
4. | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | ? | E | - | + | + | Lung diseases | 1 (1) |
5. | Colon cancer | 110 | E | + | + | + | Gastroenterology; Surgery; Oncology; Anaesthesiology; Radiology | 5 (4) |
6. | Colon cancer | 80 | E | + | + | - | Gastroenterology; Surgery; Radiology; Pathology | 4 (?) |
7. | Colon cancer | 150 | E | - | + | - | Gastroenterology; Surgery; Radiology; Anaesthesiology; Oncology | 5 (2) |
8. | Head- and neck cancer | 650 | E | + | + | + | Ear, Nose and Throat; Radiology; Jaw surgery; Radiotherapy; Oncology; Pathology; Anaesthesiology; Plastic Surgery | 8 (5) |
9. | Hematuria | 130 | E | + | + | + | Urology; Radiology | 2 (2) |
10. | Lung cancer | 400 | E | - | + | - | Lung diseases; Radiology; Surgery; Pathology; Anaesthesiology | 5 (1) |
11. | Oesophageal atresia (children) | 17 | A | - | - | + | Paediatric Surgery; Intensivis t; Radiology | 3 (2) |
12. | Open Chest Surgery | 1000 | E | + | - | + | Thorax Surgery; Anaesthesiology | 2 (2) |
13. | Small Orthopaedic interventions | 250 | E | + | + | - | Orthopaedics; Radiology | 2 (2) |
14. | Small Orthopaedic interventions | >200 | E | + | + | - | Orthopaedics; Anaesthesiology | 2 (1) |
15. | Benign Prostate Hypertrophy | 100 | E | - | + | + | Urology | 1 (1) |
16. | Colon cancer | 100 | E | + | + | + | Surgery; Gastroenterology; Radiology; Oncology | 4 (1) |
17. | Varicose veins | 150 | E | + | + | - | Surgery; Dermatology | 2 (2) |