869 Using six sigma to reduce readmissions in elective total hip & knee arthroplasty

BackgroundNew Hanover Regional Medical Centre is a public, not for profit, teaching hospital that performs over 2000 total joint arthroplasties per year. Following a near 1 million dollar penalty for excess 30 day Hip and Knee readmissions on the FY’15 CMS readmission report, a team was assembled to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ open quality 2017-12, Vol.6 (Suppl 1), p.A6
Hauptverfasser:	Hill, Brandon, Pittman, Eva, Lanier, Hannah, Hines, Karen, Lewis, Charmaine, Bowling, Jack, Dunn, Caitlin, Gosswein, RoseAnn, Glockner, Shirley, Oehler, David, Cumber, Pam, Matthews, Alice
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Joint surgery Patients Six Sigma
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