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... tools: joint working in integrated community teams ”, International Journal for Quality in Health Care , Vol. 17 No. 1 , pp. 53 - 58 . Joosten , T. , Bongers , I. and Janssen , R. (2009), “ Application of lean thinking to healthcare: issues and observations ”, International...

... 08 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Six sigma Health and safety Lean thinking Medicine PDSA This paper discusses the process used to standardize a workplace violence prevention program (WVPP) within a five...

... the need for comprehensive and precise monitoring of every step of the elective surgery patient trajectory. Process design Lean thinking Business process re-engineering/patient focussed care Continuous quality improvement Care pathways Number of admissions into the Project care unit...

.... In this paper we present the short-term effects of the implemented flow projects in 2013. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Change management Lean thinking Patient safety Incident reporting Lean management Job satisfaction...

... involvement Critical success factors Quality improvement Organizational change Lean thinking Continuous improvement (CI) is a lean process improvement principle. In lean, the goal is to maximize client benefit by reducing elements detrimental to service aims. Actions that maximize client benefit...

... databases, DARE, HTA, NHSEED)). Six Sigma Lean thinking Quality management Literature review Process efficiency Acute care settings It is intended to aid decision makers who may wish to use these management techniques to redesign clinical and management processes in their settings. Its...

...-centered Lean thinking with the data-driven Six Sigma (Arnheiter and Maleyeff, 2005 ; Kumar et al., 2008). In a recent literature review on Six Sigma in healthcare, Liberatore (2013) found Six Sigma applications in several inpatient care areas including admission, discharge, medication...

... successful implementation. Dr Susan Knapp can be contacted at: sknapp@kaplan.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Six Sigma Lean thinking Improvement models Organizational culture Quality improvement Change management Faced with increasing costs, reduced...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Lean thinking Hospital management Quality management Clinical risk management Clinical process Health lean management During the last decade, the healthcare sector has been characterized by two contradictions. First, medical care costs have been...

... employs lean thinking to ensure that clinical capacity is used as effectively as possible to meet service demand. The approach improves the clinical job planning process to ensure the correct and most appropriate clinical skills are available to those in need, when they need them. The CAPA is a more...

... (Figure 5) with the solutions below: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Six sigma Primary care Lean thinking USA Patient centredness Quality improvement Process redesign Depression screening Depression prevalence in USA is 9 percent based on the Behavioral Risk Factor...

... mentioned as positive-related causes in both workshops. Lost autonomy and decreased time to innovate, due to increased bureaucracy, were mentioned as causes for Lean’s negative effects. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Decision making Lean thinking Management Employee involvement...

... and sustainable value. Healthcare staff can use the results to target promising areas. Originality/value – This article comprehensively assesses Six Sigma healthcare applications and impact. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Six Sigma Lean thinking Quality healthcare Quality...

... the period of five months. Disruption events were classified according to the hospital's requirements and the findings were reviewed by the surgical teams. Lean thinking approaches were used to achieve the purpose of this study. Findings Preventable disruption caused an increase in surgical time...

.... It was necessary to use different techniques for participant sampling and data collection because of the different roles, professional practices and working patters of the three stakeholder groups. These were as follows: Lean thinking Productive ward Efficiency Quality improvement Diffusion of innovation...

... Limited 2011 Care pathways Efficiency Lean thinking Management Organizational change Process management Sweden Health services There are, however, few published reports in research journals concerning healthcare accessibility in general compared to other important service...