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Handling Stroke Patients
Auto Industry Shows Example The shorter the time between stroke patients arriving at a hospital and receiving the clot-busting agent tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), the greater the chance to reduce brain injury after stroke, according to new research reported by American Heart Association. A hospital stroke team used auto industry “lean” manufacturing principles to accelerate treatment times. They identified unnecessary or inefficient steps such as inefficient patient transportation, tasks performed one at a time rather than simultaneously, and timeconsuming traditional lab-based tests. Protocols were formulated to eliminate wasteful steps, keeping only crucial steps that added “value” to patient care, in keeping with auto-manufacturers’ lean methods which eliminates inefficiencies in automobile production. As a result the overall treatment time was reduced from the usual 60 minutes to 39 minutes, without altering patient safety or clinical outcomes. However, a larger study is needed to validate results, researchers said. [For details: www.heart.org] If you have one true friend, you have more than your share. - Thomas Fuller November 2012Executive Knowledge Lines31