The Current process

Flowchart

Some Stats

183.6

AVG. CYCLE TIME

12.2

AVG. Daily Throughput

THe Bottlenecks

(Or why it takes 3 hours to get an x-ray)

DARK ROOM

X-Ray TechS
Paperwork

Darkroom

• There are multiple darkroom technicians
   
• Can process multiple x-rays at once

176.6

AVG. CYCLE TIME

13.6

AVG. Daily Throughput

(+11.4%)

(-3.8%)

X-Ray Techs

• Only required for one task
  • Perform the X-ray
     
• Removed X-ray techs from darkroom

153.4

AVG. CYCLE TIME

24.1

AVG. Daily Throughput

(+76.9%)

(-13.2%)

Paperwork

• Patient can fill in the form without assistance
  
  
• Removed X-Ray tech from activity

137.3

AVG. CYCLE TIME

29.8

AVG. Daily Throughput

(+23.8%)

(-10.5%)

So how did we do?

144% Increase in Throughput 

25% REDUCTION IN Cycle time

Our workflow