Application of lean thinking to health care: Issues and observations

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 341-347

  Joosten, Tom ^a,b   Bongers, Inge ^a,b   Janssen, Richard ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GGzE Foundation for Mental Health Care Eindhoven en de Kempen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business process redesign; Health care; Lean production; Lean thinking; Organizational climate; Quality

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEAN THINKING; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70349542823     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp036     Document Type: Review

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