This article presents the state of the art of Lean principles applied in Emergency
Departments through a systematic literature review. Our article extends previous work found …

Objectives: to demonstrate the scientific knowledge developed on lean thinking in health,
highlighting the impact and contributions in health care and nursing. Method: an integrative …

Purpose Frontline teams are at the centre of lean transformations, but the teams also
transform as they implement lean. This study examines these changes and seeks to …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to evaluate how LEAN thinking is used as a
management and development tool in the Finnish public healthcare system and what kind of …

Purpose Lean healthcare (LHC) applies lean philosophy in the healthcare sector to promote
a culture of continuous improvement through the elimination of non-value-added activities …

Background In response to growing pressures on primary care, leaders have introduced a
wide range of workforce and practice innovations, including team redesigns that delegate …

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate whether training of managers at workplaces can
improve organizational learning. Managers play a crucial role in providing opportunities to …

Lean management and related ideas have had a significant impact on organizations
throughout North America and the world. Despite its popularity and impact, IO psychologists …

Continual pressures on healthcare budgets coupled with increasing demands (Institute of
Medicine, 2012; OECD, 2002; Porter and Lee, 2013) and evidence of poor performance …

Purpose Lean Management (LM) is a process improvement approach with growing interest
from healthcare organizations. Obtaining a culture of continuous improvement is a primary …