...Samuel Martins Drei; Paulo Sérgio de Arruda Ignácio Purpose The objective of this paper is to propose a systematic application of Lean Healthcare in the hospitalization activity in the medical clinic entry process. Design/methodology/approach The methodology used is established in three stages...

... and types of hospitalisations, length of hospital stay and number of intensive care unit days. Generalised linear and two-part models were used to determine significant differences in resources across groups. The control and NN groups were well matched on socio-economic characteristics, however...