Six Sigma has been widely used in the healthcare sector as a management tool to improve
patient quality and safety. The objective of this study is to identify opportunities for its …

Healthcare services are facing challenges in increasing their efficiency, quality of care, and
coping with surges in demand. To this end, some hospitals have implemented lean …

The proper allocation of limited hospital bed resources is a complex problem caused by
uncertainties in patient length of stay, fluctuations in demands, unexpected admission …

Background. The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is used to evaluate health services,
manage healthcare processes more efficiently, and compare medical technologies. The aim …

Objective The overarching objective of the scoping review was to examine peer reviewed
and grey literature for best practices that have been developed, implemented and/or …

Purpose Healthcare environments are highly complex and full of variation and inefficiency.
However, variation and inefficiency can be measured and improved, providing better quality …

Background Hospital capacity strain impacts quality of care and hospital throughput and
may also impact the well being of clinical staff and teams as well as their ability to do their …

Hospital productivity is of great importance to policymakers, and previous research
demonstrates that improved hospital productivity can be achieved by directing more focus …

Objective: To determine if a lean intervention improved emergency department (ED)
throughput and reduced ED boarding by improving patient discharge efficiency from a …

Background: With the ever-increasing demand on acute healthcare, the hospital discharge
process and delayed discharges are considered relevant in achieving optimal performance …