Publications by authors named "Michael Kubala"
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.
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.
Objectives: To analyze the impact of steroids on postoperative tonsillectomy recovery and implement findings for improvement in postoperative management.
Methods: Institutional review board approved prospective study with retrospective analysis of private practice setting tonsillectomy patients (November 2015 to January 2017). A questionnaire was provided postoperatively to patients undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy.
Objective: Compare incidences of complications following implantation of osseointegrated bone conduction devices (OBCD) between children with and without behavioral disorders.
Study Design: Case series with chart review.
Setting: Tertiary referral center otology and neurotology practice.