Lean thinking to improving access to cancer patients in a Public General Hospital
Unbalanced treatment scheduling and overcrowding is a common problem for cancer centers in Brazil, with huge access restrictions due to system inefficiencies and poor assistance design. The purpose of this report is to show how lean thinking can be applied to healthcare by using lean methods and pro...
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| author | Pinto, Carlos Frederico Coelho, Stela Maris Marotta, Evelin Araujo Reis, Sheila Vianna Calado, Robisom Damasceno Silva, Messias Borges |
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| container_reference | Journal of Innovation and Healthcare Management; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015); 1-8 |
| description | Unbalanced treatment scheduling and overcrowding is a common problem for cancer centers in Brazil, with huge access restrictions due to system inefficiencies and poor assistance design. The purpose of this report is to show how lean thinking can be applied to healthcare by using lean methods and production leveling. The case study / report presented was adopted in order to describe the approach, techniques and findings of this project, as part of a lean initiative. Lean Value Stream Mapping tools and leveling tools improved unit performance by increasing unit capacity freeing treatment slots by leveling and decrease of waiting time for cancer treatment .The process redesign also eliminated unnecessary movement and overtime. |
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| spelling | ojs-article-93042019-11-11T12:08:37Z Lean thinking to improving access to cancer patients in a Public General Hospital Pinto, Carlos Frederico Coelho, Stela Maris Marotta, Evelin Araujo Reis, Sheila Vianna Calado, Robisom Damasceno Silva, Messias Borges Lean manufacturing Production control Queues. Cheers Unbalanced treatment scheduling and overcrowding is a common problem for cancer centers in Brazil, with huge access restrictions due to system inefficiencies and poor assistance design. The purpose of this report is to show how lean thinking can be applied to healthcare by using lean methods and production leveling. The case study / report presented was adopted in order to describe the approach, techniques and findings of this project, as part of a lean initiative. Lean Value Stream Mapping tools and leveling tools improved unit performance by increasing unit capacity freeing treatment slots by leveling and decrease of waiting time for cancer treatment .The process redesign also eliminated unnecessary movement and overtime. Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2015-08-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Analytical research application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/jihm/article/view/9304 10.20396/jihm.v1i1.9304 Journal of Innovation and Healthcare Management; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015); 1-8 Journal of Innovation and Healthcare Management; v. 1 n. 1 (2015); 1-8 2595-7163 eng https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/jihm/article/view/9304/4728 Brazil; 2015 Copyright (c) 2015 Journal of Innovation and Healthcare Management |
| spellingShingle | Pinto, Carlos Frederico Coelho, Stela Maris Marotta, Evelin Araujo Reis, Sheila Vianna Calado, Robisom Damasceno Silva, Messias Borges Lean manufacturing Production control Queues. Cheers Lean thinking to improving access to cancer patients in a Public General Hospital |
| title | Lean thinking to improving access to cancer patients in a Public General Hospital |
| title_full | Lean thinking to improving access to cancer patients in a Public General Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Lean thinking to improving access to cancer patients in a Public General Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lean thinking to improving access to cancer patients in a Public General Hospital |
| title_short | Lean thinking to improving access to cancer patients in a Public General Hospital |
| title_sort | lean thinking to improving access to cancer patients in a public general hospital |
| topic | Lean manufacturing Production control Queues. Cheers |
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