Journal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 28 Issue 2

Readiness factors for lean implementation in healthcare settings – a literature review

S. Al-Balushi, A.S. Sohal, P.J. Singh, A. Al Hajri, Y.M. Al Farsi, R. Al Abri

The purpose of this paper is to determine the readiness factors that are critical to the application and success of lean operating principles in healthcare organizations through a…

Exploring the nature and impact of leadership on the local implementation of The Productive Ward Releasing Time to Care™

Elizabeth Morrow, Glenn Robert, Jill Maben

The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature and impact of leadership in relation to the local implementation of quality improvement interventions in health care…

Lean in healthcare from employees’ perspectives

Erik Drotz, Bozena Poksinska

The purpose of this paper is to contribute toward a deeper understanding of the new roles, responsibilities, and job characteristics of employees in Lean healthcare organizations…

Does Lean implementation interact with group functioning?

Waqar Ulhassan, Hugo Westerlund, Johan Thor, Christer Sandahl, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz

As healthcare often is studied in relation to operational rather than socio-technical aspects of Lean such as teamwork, the purpose of this paper is to explore how a Swedish…

Implementing lean methods in the Emergency Department: The role of professions and professional status

Stephen Timmons, Frank Coffey, Paraskevas Vezyridis

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the implementation of lean methods in an Emergency Department (ED) and the role of the professions in this process.

Applying lean flows in pathology laboratory remodelling

Kathryn J. Hayes, Nick Reed, Anneke Fitzgerald, Vicki Watt

This purpose of this paper is to examine the application and outcomes of applying all of the seven lean flows to pathology laboratory remodelling as part of a lean rapid…

Squaring the circle of healthcare supplies

Tillmann Böhme, Sharon Williams, Paul Childerhouse, Eric Deakins, Denis Towill

– The purpose of this paper is to use a systems lens to assess the comparative performance of healthcare supply chains and provide guidance for their improvement.

Complexity complicates lean: lessons from seven emergency services

Pamela Mazzocato, Johan Thor, Ulrika Bäckman, Mats Brommels, Jan Carlsson, Fredrik Jonsson, Magnus Hagmar, Carl Savage

The purpose of this paper is to explain how different emergency services adopt and adapt the same hospital-wide lean-inspired intervention and how this is reflected in hospital…

Lean in healthcare – history and recent developments

Terry Sloan, Anneke Fitzgerald, Kathryn J. Hayes, Zoe Radnor, Suzanne Robinson and Amrik Sohal