The purpose of this study is to clarify the impact of lean on patient safety outcomes in
hospitals. This article develops a path model for improving patient safety that includes lean …

Process Redesign for Health Care Using Lean Thinking is a response to a simple, but hard
to answer, question and is the result of the experiences of a working doctor who was also …

In production environments, improvement efforts focus on reducing defects and/or improving
efficiency. Yet, in service industries, customer satisfaction is often the primary concern; …

Purpose This paper aims to characterize a sample of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) projects in
healthcare settings and discuss some specificities of operational excellence (OPEX) …

Abstract San Juan de Dios Hospital is a main private medical center in Córdoba (Spain). We
have used Six Sigma methodology to help us find ways to improve processes. Objectives (1) …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Six Sigma, a process-focused strategy and methodology for
business improvement, can be used to improve care processes, eliminate waste, reduce …

Safe delivery of patient care in the operating theatre is complex and co-dependent of many
individual, organisational, and environmental factors, including patient, task and technology …

IMPROVING PATIENT FLOW in the perioperative environment is challenging, but it has
positive implications for both staff members and for the facility. ONE FACILITY IN VERMONT …

Objective To understand how lean thinking has been put into practice in healthcare and how
it has worked. Design A realist literature review. Data sources The authors systematically …

If you work in the healthcare industry are looking for proven methods to improve your
workflow processes, then Jay Arthur's book titled" Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals: Simple …