2016
DOI: 10.20344/amp.6615
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Lean in the Health Management: An opportunity to improve focus on the patient, respect for professionals and quality in the health services

Abstract: Os casos de Flinders Medical Center (Austrália), Royal Bolton (UK), ThedaCare e Virginia Mason (USA) são exemplos de hospitais que conseguiram melhorar o seu desempenho através da utilização de metodologias Lean. Todavia, nem sempre o processo é tão fácil como aparenta. Não é que a aplicação do Lean seja difícil mas exige condições especiais. Efectivamente, o Lean é "um compromisso de mudança da cultura da organização, com a aplicação do método científico para continuamente melhorar os processos de trabalho de… Show more

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“…Health care systems around the world are increasingly struggling to implement changes in their process aiming to reduce costs, improve the operational efficiency and deliver better services for the patients (Feibert, Andersen, & Jacobsen, 2019;Hassan, 2017). Health services have two major management challenges: the use of management evidence and management innovation (Hassan, 2017;Lapão, 2016;Pestana, case, it will focus on the optimisation of the ED, improving the overall services provided by a healthcare institution.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Health care systems around the world are increasingly struggling to implement changes in their process aiming to reduce costs, improve the operational efficiency and deliver better services for the patients (Feibert, Andersen, & Jacobsen, 2019;Hassan, 2017). Health services have two major management challenges: the use of management evidence and management innovation (Hassan, 2017;Lapão, 2016;Pestana, case, it will focus on the optimisation of the ED, improving the overall services provided by a healthcare institution.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4 Additionally, in health management, the Lean (Toyota Quality System) has been adapted as a scientific evidence perspective. 5 The translation of knowledge should be a dynamic and interactive process that includes the synthesis, dissemination, exchange and ethically rigorous application of knowledge to improve health and to provide more effective and economical health products and services to strengthen the health system. 6 The possibility should be taken into account, however, that methodological frameworks represent the complexity of implementation as closely as possible, are useful to explain the variability in the success of implementation projects, and also guide the professionals in charge of implementing the research into practice.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%