1. What characteristics of the TPS are germane to the healthcare delivery system

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1.       What characteristics of the TPS are germane to the healthcare delivery system?  Give examples of how the TPS can be implemented in healthcare.

2.       What is “autonomation?”  How can it be applied to improve healthcare?

3.       What is a “kaizen event?”  How can it be leveraged to improve performance?

4.       Define “kanban.”  How is it applied in the healthcare industry at the present time?

5.       Describe the CPG development and maintenance cycle.  Why is the maintenance phase important?

6.       How are quality improvement studies different from randomized controlled trials?  Which of these approaches provide the best evidence for care?

7.      What are the major steps in the “plan phase” of PDSA?  Which lean tools might be involved in this phase?

8.       What are “never events”?  How are they being used in healthcare to promote quality care?

REFERENCES:

Lighter, D. (2011). Advanced Performance Improvement in Health Care Principles and Methods. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, LLC.

Explanation / Answer

1) A transaction process system (TPS) is an information processing system for business transactions involving the collection, modification and retrieval of all transaction data. Characteristics of a TPS include performance, reliability and consistency.

Various characteristics of TPS can be used to implement it in Healthcare industry-

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