The current state of lean implementation in health care: Literature review

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 319-329

  Poksinska, Bozena ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

barriers; challenges; enablers; health care; implementation; Lean; outcomes

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77958552394     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QMH.0b013e3181fa07bb     Document Type: Article

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