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Lean in healthcare: A comprehensive review

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  • D’Andreamatteo, Antonio
  • Ianni, Luca
  • Lega, Federico
  • Sargiacomo, Massimo

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Lean seems to be the next revolution for a better, improved, value-based healhcare. In the last 15 years Lean has been increasingly adapted and adopted in healthcare. Accordingly, Lean healthcare has been developing into a major strand of research since the early 2000s. The aim of this work is to present a comprehensive overview of the main issues highlighted by research on implementation of Lean in a complex contest such as the healthcare one.

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  • D’Andreamatteo, Antonio & Ianni, Luca & Lega, Federico & Sargiacomo, Massimo, 2015. "Lean in healthcare: A comprehensive review," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(9), pages 1197-1209.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:119:y:2015:i:9:p:1197-1209
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.02.002
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