How is variability affecting capacity at the clinic

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Case 2: Paediatric Orthopaedic Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario The chief of pediatric orthopedic surgery was very concerned by long times that young patients (and their parents) were experiencing in the orthopedic clinic. Long wait times tended to aggravate the already pent-up distress and concern that patients were facing.

1. Develop the process flow diagram.

2. Calculate the activity utilization (the book calls it capacity utilization) of the following process steps:

a. Front Desk (Registration and Verification)

b. Radiology Department (X-ray imaging, Development of X-ray, and Diagnostic reading and comments)

c. Hand-off of X-ray to clinic (Collection of X-rays and Filing/exam room prep)

d. Examination Room (Surgeon, Resident, and Cast technician)

3. How is variability affecting capacity at the clinic and how can it be controlled?

4. Where is the bottleneck and what suggestions would you make to break it?

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