Samordning för barn och ungdomar med frekvent behov av sjukvård

Sammanfattning: Purpose- The purpose of this project is to contribute to the knowledge of creating customer value through streamlining and coordination of patient flows for children and youth with frequent need of care on child and youth medical clinics. Method- One of the methods used for achieving the project's purpose is a case study on the Child and Youth Medicine Clinic at Länssjukhuset Ryhov in Jönköping. The case study has been used for collecting the empirical data that has been generated through interviews, observations and documents from the Child and Youth Health Clinic. Except the case study the authors also made studies in literature, which the collected empirical data has been anchored and related to. Together this led to the project's analysis and results. Results- When investigating the questions found in chapter one, it was determined standardized work is of great importance to create structure and implement procedures for the patient flows. A weak link in the patient flow has been identified, which is the sub-process coordination and planning. This constraint includes three types of requirements: patient requirements, requires of health professionals and legislated requirements. By paying attention to and taking into account these requirements a coordination function can be designed to streamline patient flows and increase the customer value. The authors concluded that a specific employment as a coordinator should be appointed. A coordinator provides opportunities for a personal communication between patients and health professionals. At the same time the coordinator is able to work with techniques for efficiency while taking into account the soft values in health care. Conclusions- There is a demand for coordination from health professionals and patients. A coordination function would streamline operations and contribute to increase the customer value. Taking into account the identified wastes and limitations a coordination can be possible. Research limitations- The project's data is collected during the case study that was conducted at the Child and Youth Health Clinic. Further case studies are desirable in other clinics and in other hospitals country wide. These studies will allow for a higher security when generalizing the results of the project.