Improving Nurses’ Hand-off Process on Oncology Setting Using Lean Management Principles

Lean Manufacturing Principles Improving the Targeting Process

Improving hand-off communications: new solutions for nurses.

LAPSES in complete, accurate communication between caregivers when responsibility for patients is transferred or “handed off”are a major issue affecting the quality and safety of patient care. Although the primary objective of a hand-off during a transition of care is to provide accurate information about a patient’s care, current condition, and any recent or anticipated changes, unfortunately ...

Improving Nurses' Hand Hygiene Compliance using Gamification

Healthcare acquired infections are one of the biggest problems healthcare field is facing, which can end up in an increasing quantity of deaths, extra-days of hospital stay and costs for both the hospital and the patient. Performing hand hygiene is a simple and inexpensive prevention measure, but healthcare workers compliance with it is still far from desired. Recognized hurdles are lack of tim...

Applying Lean Principles to the Crowdsourcing Process

The paper is a research-in-progress that focuses on examining the applicability of lean principles to the crowdsourcing process. While crowdsourcing is seen as an excellent exemplar of open innovation, there is no research that has focused on the wasteful, time-consuming or bloated nature of many crowdsourcing initiatives. This paper attempts to address this gap and examine the applicability of...

Application of Lean Management Principles To

Lean was first adopted as a management technique for improving results in manufacturing environments. It is based on the 5 principles of identifying the Value to be created, mapping the Value-Stream (incremental addition of value), ensuring process Flow, orienting the process towards the Pull of the customer and finally eliminating all Waste through a process of continuous improvement. This fra...