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Zero by Zero: The Patient Supply Chain- Delivering Every Surgical Patient Prepared, Supported, and On Time

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Zero by Zero is an operating system that applies supply-chain principles to preparing patients for surgery. Every applicable requirement receives an owner, due date, acceptance authority, validity window, and recovery path. Patient on-time-in-full (OTIF) measures whether preparation is complete by the readiness-lock date and the patient arrives on Day Zero prepared and on time.

Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation

DOI: 10.60118/001c.170432

Authors: Charles DeCook, MD, Anuj Gupta, MD, Thomas Bradbury, MD

Institutions: Duke University, Yale University

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7225052803