[Contribution of anesthesia to workflow operation].
The changes in our health care system caused by the introduction of DRGs make it necessary for us to abandon departmental process structures in favour of total hospital orientated process structures. An interdisciplinary approach is crucial to enable the most effective use of personnel and material resources. Future orientated information technology and organisational structures will enable us to process our patients effectively and efficiently from pre-admission to discharge. Anaesthesia has to be integrated into a patient management system for in- and out-patients. The essential matters for consideration are anaesthesia consulting hours, the common establishment of process structures for preoperative care, operation room management and postoperative patient care. Routine controls and analysis of the required teamwork reveal improvement potential and enable us to use the necessary control elements effectively.
Motsch
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Anaesthesiologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg. johann_motsch@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Martin
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D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008330:Management Audit / Q000639:trends; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000639:trends*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*