... significantly reduces the patient's capabilities after the intervention. This article aims to quantify the efficiency improvement in the stroke care process based on a comprehensive Lean Healthcare approach. Design/methodology/approach An ad-hoc, two-phase structured Lean intervention was validated...

... and Social Care (AReSS). The study aims to explore issues related to Lean implementation in multiple healthcare organizations and aims to answer the following questions: Lean healthcare Organizational models Critical success and failure factors Longitudinal analysis Lean adoption phases ©...

...Cory R.A. Hallam; Carolina Contreras Purpose Lean healthcare is highlighted in the literature as an approach to quality improvement and operational efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to study how Lean healthcare has been implemented by analyzing empirical outcomes. Design/methodology...

.... (2010) for improving TAT in a laboratory in the USA. It was followed by process analysis, the use of historical data and primary data for identification and reduction of waste and finally recommendations for improvement. Value stream mapping Lean tools Lean healthcare Clinical laboratory...