Table 1 Main events during the project period
From: A new pathway for elective surgery to reduce cancellation rates
Time | Activity |
|---|---|
June 2007 | Decision by the board of the local health authority to increase the number of day surgeries |
September 2007 | Report from work group suggests measures to increase day surgeries in a new day-surgery center |
Fall 2007 | Decision by top management of the local health authority to work more systematically with quality improvement and develop a common strategy for conducting quality improvement projects |
Establishment of a small unit to support frontline professionals in running improvement projects | |
January 2008 | Remodeling of premises for a day-surgery center |
February 2008 | Project groups redesign the pathway for elective surgery |
March 3, 2008 | Opening of day-surgery center and implementation of new clinical pathway |
April 2008 | Implementation of electronic system for scheduling and planning surgery |
2008-2010 | Follow-up and adaptation of interventions to sustain improvement |