Background Lean seems to be the next revolution for a better, improved, value-based
healhcare. In the last 15 years Lean has been increasingly adapted and adopted in …

Background Plan–do–study–act (PDSA) cycles provide a structure for iterative testing of
changes to improve quality of systems. The method is widely accepted in healthcare …

Objective: This study evaluates the current state of the General Surgery (GS) residency
training model by investigating resident operative performance and autonomy. Background …

How to improve healthcare improvement—an essay by Mary Dixon-Woods | The BMJ Skip to
main content Intended for healthcare professionals Access provided by Google Indexer …

Although quality improvement (QI) is frequently advocated as a way of addressing the
problems with healthcare, evidence of its effectiveness has remained very mixed. The …

Abstract Background Lean and Six Sigma are improvement methodologies developed in the
manufacturing industry and have been applied to healthcare settings since the 1990s. They …

Objectives To assess the effects of lean healthcare (LH) on patient flow in ambulatory care
and determine whether waiting time and length of stay (LOS) decrease after LH …

Abstract Background The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) method is widely used in quality
improvement (QI) strategies. However, previous studies have indicated that methodological …

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 …

The quality assessment of training courses is of utmost importance in the medical education
field to improve the quality of the training. This work proposes a hybrid multicriteria decision …