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Table 1

DMAIC cycle: LM VS RM

DMAIC phase	Risk management	Lean management
Define	Incident reporting, Morbidity and Mortality, Trigger Tools	Patient safety alert system, Gemba walk
Measure	Electronic medical records (EMRs)	Interviews, Data Management System
Measure	Key performance indicators (KPIs)	Interviews, Data Management System
Analyze	FMEA, RCA, Audit/SEA	RCA, Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
Improve	Procedures	Standard work, Poka-yoke, Visual management, 5S
Control	Incident reporting, Clinical KPI monitoring	Dashboard, Audit plans, A3

DMAIC phase	Risk management	Lean management
Define	Incident reporting, Morbidity and Mortality, Trigger Tools	Patient safety alert system, Gemba walk
Measure	Electronic medical records (EMRs)	Interviews, Data Management System
Measure	Key performance indicators (KPIs)	Interviews, Data Management System
Analyze	FMEA, RCA, Audit/SEA	RCA, Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
Improve	Procedures	Standard work, Poka-yoke, Visual management, 5S
Control	Incident reporting, Clinical KPI monitoring	Dashboard, Audit plans, A3

Source(s): Authors' own work, Adapted from Crema and Verbano (2015)