Posted: October 19th, 2016

Creating a Flowchart Workflow analysis aims to determine workflow patterns that maximize the effective use of resources and minimize activities that do not add value

Assignment: Creating a Flowchart Workflow analysis aims to determine workflow patterns that maximize the effective use of resources and minimize activities that do not add value. There are a variety of tools that can be used to analyze the workflow of processes and clarify potential avenues for eliminating waste. Flowcharts are a basic and commonly used workflow analysis method that can help highlight areas in need of streamlining. In this Assignment, you select a common event that occurs regularly in your organization and create a flowchart representing the workflow. You analyze the process you have diagrammed and propose changes for improvement. To prepare: Identify a common, simple event that frequently occurs in your organization that you would like to evaluate. Consider how you would design a flowchart to represent the current workflow. Consider what metrics you would use to determine the effectiveness of the current workflow and identify areas of waste. To complete: Write a 3 page paper which includes the following: Create a simple flowchart of the activity you selected. (Review the Sample Workflow of Answering a Telephone in an Office document found in this week�s Learning Resources for an example.) Next, in your paper: ? Explain the process you have diagrammed. (Death of a Patient) ? For each step or decision point in the process, identify the following: o Who does this step? (see diagram) o What technology is used? (Epic Systems EHR) o What policies and rules are involved in determining how, when, why, or where the step is executed? ? Singing River Hospital (employer) Policy & Procedure Manual ? Notify attending physician, family, Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency: MORA ? Complete RELEASE OF BODY (paper form) form (family signs or verbally confirms if personal belongings left on body or taken with family, name of funeral home & contact info, name of next of kin and phone number, complete MORA phone call to screen for possible organ donation, call funeral home when family is ready)