The Effect of Comprehensive Use of PDCA and FMEA Management Tools on the Work Efficiency, Teamwork, and Self-Identity of Medical Staff: A Cohort Study with Zhongda Hospital in China as an Example

Abstract

Objective: Taking Zhongda Hospital in China as an example, this study discusses the impact of comprehensive use of PDCA and FMEA management tools on the work efficiency, teamwork, and self-identity of medical staff.

Methods: Two hundred medical staff in our hospital from January 2020 to December 2021 were selected as the research subjects, and the 200 medical staff were divided into a control group and a research group by the digital table method, with 100 cases in each group. The medical staff in the control group implemented conventional system management methods, while the research group comprehensively used PDCA and FMEA management tools based on implementing conventional system management. The differences in work efficiency, teamwork, and self-identity of medical staff were compared.

Results: Before the study, there exhibited no significant difference in the work efficiency, teamwork, and self-identity scores of medical staff (P > 0.05). After an intervention, the work efficiency, teamwork, and self-identity scores of medical staff in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). After the intervention, the management quality score of the research group was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05); after the intervention, the medical staff in the research group had lower work efficiency, insufficient professional ability, and insufficient management system cognitive behaviours than that in the control group (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: The comprehensive use of PDCA and FMEA management tools in internal hospital management can remarkably enhance the work efficiency, teamwork, and self-identity of medical staff.