"Is that for here or to go?" Drive-Through Pediatric Vaccine Clinic as a Novel Approach during a Global Pandemic.

Objective: Routine childhood vaccination and well-child visits are essential for pediatric patients' preventative and public healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate and significant decline in well-child visits and vaccine administration. A one-of-a-kind 'Drive-Through Vaccine Clinic' was established to improve the vaccination rate and alleviate parental anxiety about being exposed to COVID-19 infection.

Utilizing process improvement strategies to generate clinic templates and improve patient flow in pediatric otolaryngology.

Objectives: To examine outcomes from process improvement strategies aimed to: 1) develop computer generated physician clinic templates using captured and historic clinical data, and, 2) introduce said new template designs while maintaining historic daily patient volumes.

Methods: An Institutional Review Board approved retrospective review of time stamped data collection in a tertiary facility pediatric otolaryngology clinic.

Results: A discrete-event simulation was built from timestamps associated with clinic interaction milestones.

Process improvement strategy to implement an outpatient surgery center efficiency model in an academic inpatient setting.

Objectives: By utilizing process improvement methodology, we aim to: 1) create an ambulatory surgical efficiency model (SEM) confined to an inpatient setting, and 2) reduce patient wait time and improve patient flow within the operating room.

Methods: A prospective cohort of all otolaryngology cases performed from May 2016 to October 2017 at a tertiary, academic, pediatric hospital. Intraoperative timestamps were collected to determine turnover times.

Use of Simulation Software in Optimizing PACU Operations and Promoting Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines.

Purpose: As health care service costs continue to rise, hospitals are looking for innovative solutions to reduce financial burden while maintaining, and even advancing, quality of care. The objective of this study was to reduce costly delays in perioperative operations.

Design: Quality improvement project using lean methodology.

Severe Neutropenia at the Time of Implantable Subcutaneous Chest Port Insertion Is Not a Risk Factor for Port Removal at a Tertiary Pediatric Center.

Purpose: To determine if severe neutropenia at the time of chest port insertion is a risk factor for port removal and central catheter-associated bloodstream infection (CCABSI) in pediatric patients.

Materials And Methods: From May 2007 to June 2015, 183 consecutive patients (mean age, 9.9 y; range, 0.