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PET Scan Capstone Paper
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
02 May 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00001594
Abstract
The purpose of this capstone paper was to improve flow of patients obtaining a stress PET scan in an outpatient setting. This state-of-the-art test produces high caliber pictures of myocardial blood flow to help diagnosis cardiac disease. This paper attempts to increase the amount of PET test scans performed to ten in one day by using lean methodology. Value stream mapping assisted the lean process by highlighting the non-value and value-added processes involve in a patients' appointments. The data was collected by means of non- probability methods and taken over two weeks prior and ten weeks post the intervention of a set scheduling. The results of the value stream mapping showed that inpatient scans increased overall and in value-added time. However, both values decreased in the inpatient scans and value-added time. If this could be corrected, the patient satisfaction and financial implications would be substantially increase for the intuition. It is important that a data champion is selected to chair this improvement project for streamlining the process.
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- Title
- PET Scan Capstone Paper
- Creators
- Roxanne Hyduk
- Contributors
- Alicemarie R. Poyss (Advisor)Robert J. LaPointe (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- 23, 4 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Nursing (Graduate); College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991020536966904721