Abstract
Nurse leaders can use Six Sigma to reduce clinic no-show rates along with the associated non-value added activities that negatively impact patient care and clinic financial stability. This presentation will describe the Six Sigma process used to develop a no-show prediction model and interventions to improve patient no-show rates.
Sigma Membership
Rho
Lead Author Affiliation
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA||University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Clinic Appointments, Lean Six Sigma, Patient No-show Rates
Recommended Citation
Knight, John Charles, "Using Six Sigma to reduce patient no-show rates to clinic appointments" (2019). Convention. 103.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2019/posters_2019/103
Conference Name
45th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Washington, DC, USA
Conference Year
2019
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Using Six Sigma to reduce patient no-show rates to clinic appointments
Washington, DC, USA
Nurse leaders can use Six Sigma to reduce clinic no-show rates along with the associated non-value added activities that negatively impact patient care and clinic financial stability. This presentation will describe the Six Sigma process used to develop a no-show prediction model and interventions to improve patient no-show rates.
Description
45th Biennial Convention 2019 Theme: Connect. Collaborate. Catalyze.