Lean management applicatıon and process design at research hospital outpatient clinics

Lean process improvement in outpatient healthcare systems

This paper considers the migration of lean process improvement methods from hospital systems to outpatient clinics. We review the strengths and weaknesses of a series of lean projects that were conducted in a community mental health center over a four-year period. We consider the evolution of the organization’s lean approaches and project results to identify areas of continuing research that ap...

Lean Management in Hospital Purchasing Process : a Case Study

Health care systems are generating costs above reasonable limits. Assuring high service levels, especially in remote zones, leads to even higher costs. Based on a lean approach, this research aims at developing a new hospital purchasing process. A case study of a public hospital in a remote European area with high levels of demand uncertainty is used. The most common purchasing process is mappe...

E-Health at Outpatient Clinics in Uganda

Trichomoniasis in men and HIV infection: data from 2 outpatient clinics at Lilongwe Central Hospital, Malawi.

BACKGROUND Little is known about the epidemiologic profile of trichomoniasis in men and its relationship to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Among men presenting for care for symptomatic sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Malawi, trichomoniasis is not considered for first-line treatment. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1187 men attending either a dermatolo...

Pediatric chronic patients at outpatient clinics: a study in a Latin American University Hospital.

OBJECTIVE To describe the characteristics of children and adolescentes with chronic diseases of outpatient clinics at a tertiary university hospital. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed with 16,237 patients with chronic diseases followed-up in one year. The data were collected through the electronic system, according to the number of physician appointments in 23 pediatric specialtie...