Lean and Six Sigma as continuous quality improvement frameworks in the clinical diagnostic laboratory

V Thakur, OA Akerele, E Randell - Critical Reviews in Clinical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Processes to enhance customer-related services in healthcare organizations are complex
and it can be difficult to achieve efficient patient-focused services. Laboratories make an …

[HTML][HTML] The role of value stream mapping in healthcare services: A scoping review

JA Marin-Garcia, PI Vidal-Carreras… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lean healthcare aims to manage and improve the processes in the healthcare sector by
eliminating everything that adds no value by improving quality of services, ensuring patient …

[HTML][HTML] Externalities of lean implementation in medical laboratories. Process optimization vs. adaptation and flexibility for the future

SA Apostu, V Vasile, C Veres - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Important in testing services in medical laboratories is the creation of a flexible balance
between quality-response time and minimizing the cost of the service. Beyond the different …

Reducing turnaround time in a pathology laboratory using the lean methodology

Y Akbulut, A Usubütün, F Durur, G Kutlu - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
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Lean waste assessment in a laboratory for training chemical analysts for the pharmaceutical industry

CCE Muiambo, IM Joao, HVG Navas - International Journal of Lean …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to make a lean assessment of a chemical analyst
training laboratory in a higher education institution and identify the main types of waste on a …

Proposal for a health information management model based on Lean thinking

JCC Teixeira, FA Bernardi, RPCL Rijo… - Procedia Computer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although assessing quality in the health field is a prominent challenge, there is unanimity
among managers that it is necessary to select appropriate assessment systems and …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating Lean and Automation for Enhanced Serology Diagnosis Efficiency in Tertiary Healthcare Microbiology Laboratories

R Acero, M Torralba, ED Valverde, L Roc, A Rezusta - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Healthcare services and institutions are focused on providing the most appropriate medical
service in terms of patient safety and satisfaction outcomes. According to Lean …

[HTML][HTML] Productivity Improvement in Pathology Laboratories Using Motion and Time Study Techniques

C Cınar, AE Esatoglu - Turkish Journal of Pathology, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: This study aimed to determine the standard time required for the performed job
and to examine the standard job critically for productivity improvement in the pathology …

Application of lean methodology to frozen section workflow–an audit of present practices at a single large oncology center

A Sharma, G Gupta, D Sharma, H Diwan… - Annals of Diagnostic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aim We conducted a pilot study to analyze the frozen section workflow in the histopathology
department and to construct a future state map using Lean management for a better …

[HTML][HTML] Lean service operations and a lean management application at a foundation university

A Mira, AO Kuşakcı - Unisia, 2022 - journal.uii.ac.id
Lean service operations and lean management are of vital importance for all service
providers as much as manufacturers. Unfortunately, most universities need to be made …