title: A 4-year history of work redesign in two ICUs.
abstract: To understand caregiver activities and their associated costs, two intensive care units (ICUs) initiated a work redesign study. During 1 week each year, ICU employees recorded and summarized their activities in 5-minute blocks of time. Activities were analyzed; processes were evaluated and redesigned.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Service, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Antoon
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000592:standards; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014941:Work Simplification