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Results
Cost of waste for frontline health care worker activities is substantial
- Overall, 35% waste observed
- Non-operational activities were almost evenly split across 3 major categories
- 20% clarifying
- 19% processing
- 17% motion
- Waste on a single 12-hour shift, 46-bed medical unit = $2,309
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