Purpose This paper aims to develop an initial understanding of the Lean Six Sigma
methodology since its inception and examine the few Lean Six Sigma dimensions as a …

Several health services have used lean healthcare to seek continuous improvement of their
processes. Therefore, it is important to investigate the evidence available in the literature …

Surgical intervention within 48 h of hospital admission is the gold standard procedure for the
management of elderly patients with femur fractures, since the increase in preoperative …

Background Throughout the world, emergency departments (ED) are characterized by
overcrowding and excessive waiting times. Furthermore, the related delays significantly …

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Six Sigma (SS) have largely proved their
reliability in the healthcare context. The former focuses on the assessment of health …

Objectives In the context of the gradual development of artificial intelligence in health care,
the clinical decision support systems (CDSS) play an increasing crucial role in improving the …

Healthcare is one of the most complex systems to manage. In recent years, the control of
processes and the modelling of public administrations have been considered some of the …

Purpose Since healthcare spending accounts for approximately 6.6 per cent of the gross
domestic product, reducing waste in health facilities is necessary to generate significant cost …

This article presents the state of the art of Lean principles applied in Emergency
Departments through a systematic literature review. Our article extends previous work found …

Healthcare has been an important necessity globally. Healthcare organizations have
realized the importance of continuous improvement practices like lean six sigma (LSS). In …