A case study analysis of lean healthcare implementation processes in three pioneering Brazilian hospitals. Data was gathered through interviews, document analysis, and observation. The study provides guidelines for applying lean principles and techniques to hospital operations.
Use Cases
- Analyzing implementation processes for lean healthcare based on case study methodology
- Identifying commonalities in patient, material, and information flows across hospitals
- Developing guidelines for lean principle application in hospital operations
- Studying barriers and facilitators to organizational change in healthcare
Strengths
- Based on a multi-method data collection approach including interviews, documents, and observation
- Focuses on three hospitals described as pioneers in lean healthcare implementation
Limitations
- Row count and data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- Tatyana Karla Oliveira Régis
- Collection Method
- Case study approach using interviews, document analysis, and observation.
- Time Range
- Temporal coverage is not specified.
- Freshness
- Last updated date is unknown.
- Geography
- Brazil