Externalities of Lean Implementation in Medical Laboratories. Process Optimization vs. Adaptation and Flexibility for the Future
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15504917 |
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| Authors | Simona Andreea Apostu (0000-0003-1727-0114, Institute of National Economy, corresponding author), Valentina Vasile (0000-0002-2368-1377, Institute of National Economy), Cristina Veres (0000-0002-1057-808X, Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 23 |
| Pages | 12309-12309 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph182312309 |
| PMID | 34886029 |
| OpenAlex | W3215426523 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Important in testing services in medical laboratories is the creation of a flexible balance between quality-response time and minimizing the cost of the service. Beyond the different Lean methods implemented so far in the medical sector, each company can adapt the model according to its needs, each company has its own specifics and organizational culture, and Lean implementation will have a unique approach. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the concerns of specialists and laboratory medical services sector initiatives in optimizing medical services by implementing the Lean Six Sigma method in its various variants: a comparative analysis of the implemented models, with emphasis on measuring externalities and delimiting trends in reforming/modernizing the method, a comprehensive approach to the impact of this method implementation, and an analysis of available databases in order to underline the deficit and information asymmetry. The results highlighted that in the case of clinical laboratories, the Lean Six Sigma method is conducive to a reduction of cases of diagnostic errors and saves time but also faces challenges and employees' resistance in implementation
Adaptation (eye · Business · Economics · Flexibility (engineering · Knowledge management · Lean manufacturing · Lean Six Sigma · Management · Operations management · Order (exchange · Process (computing · Process management · Risk analysis (engineering · Service (business · Six Sigma · Big Data and Business Intelligence · Biomedical and Engineering Education · Computer Science · Engineering · Quality and Safety in Healthcare · Marketing
| Highly cited | No |
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