Lean in healthcare: A comprehensive review

•We aim to provide a comprehensive review of Lean in healthcare.•Lean is an improvement approach increasingly applied in healthcare.•Notwithstanding the growing body of knowledge some issues remain underexplored.•Evaluation of more “system wide approach” in its implementation is needed. Lean seems t...

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Published in:	Health policy (Amsterdam) Vol. 119; no. 9; pp. 1197 - 1209
Main Authors:	D’Andreamatteo, Antonio, Ianni, Luca, Lega, Federico, Sargiacomo, Massimo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.09.2015
Subjects:	Continuous quality improvement Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration Delivery of Health Care - standards Health policy Healthcare Hospitals Humans Internal Medicine Investments Lean Lean Six Sigma Lean thinking Measurement Operational excellence Organizational Innovation Productivity Quality Improvement - organization & administration Quality of Health Care - organization & administration Review Revolution Success Surgery United States Lean Operational excellence Continuous quality improvement Lean thinking Healthcare Review Lean Six Sigma
ISSN:	0168-8510, 1872-6054
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