A systematic review of Lean in healthcare: a global prospective
Purpose Fostered by a rapid spread beyond the manufacturing sector, Lean philosophy for
continuous improvement has been widely used in service organizations, primarily in the …
continuous improvement has been widely used in service organizations, primarily in the …
Lean methodology in health care
RI Cohen - Chest, 2018 - Elsevier
To improve the delivery of patient care, governments and health-care institutions adopted
quality improvement methods that had been developed decades earlier in manufacturing …
quality improvement methods that had been developed decades earlier in manufacturing …
Healthcare engineering: a Lean management approach
AA Abdallah - Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This work tries to answer the following question: can healthcare be engineered using lean
management tools? Lean is known to achieve successful results when implemented in the …
management tools? Lean is known to achieve successful results when implemented in the …
Successful implementation of lean as a managerial principle in health care: a conceptual analysis from systematic literature review
R Maijala, S Eloranta, T Reunanen… - International journal of …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify and analyze the characteristics of leadership
and management associated with a successful Lean thinking adaptation in healthcare …
and management associated with a successful Lean thinking adaptation in healthcare …
The sustainability of Lean in pediatric healthcare: a realist review
Background Lean is a quality improvement management system from the Toyota
manufacturing industry. Since the early 2000's, Lean has been used as an intervention for …
manufacturing industry. Since the early 2000's, Lean has been used as an intervention for …
Lean adoption in hospitals: the role of contextual factors and introduction strategy
Background In the scientific literature, many studies describe the application of lean
methodology in the hospital setting. Most of the articles focus on the results rather than on …
methodology in the hospital setting. Most of the articles focus on the results rather than on …
Emergent barriers to the lean healthcare journey: baronies, tribalism and scepticism
Healthcare systems are essential service organizations for citizens. However, the increasing
demand for healthcare provisions and limited resources are challenging the public …
demand for healthcare provisions and limited resources are challenging the public …
Meaningful inhibitors of the lean journey: a systematic review and categorisation of over 20 years of literature
Lean philosophy has been one of the most prominent methodologies of process
improvement. Positive results from lean implementations have motivated managers to carry …
improvement. Positive results from lean implementations have motivated managers to carry …
Can lean contribute to work intensification in healthcare?
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and discuss the effects of the introduction of
lean into healthcare workplaces, phenomena that have not been widely investigated …
lean into healthcare workplaces, phenomena that have not been widely investigated …
How is return on investment from quality improvement programmes conceptualised by mental healthcare leaders and why: a qualitative study
Abstract Background Return on Investment (ROI), whereby the ratio of costs to benefits is
assessed, is encouraged in-order to justify the value of Quality Improvement (QI) …
assessed, is encouraged in-order to justify the value of Quality Improvement (QI) …