Nurses' Perspectives on Lean Redesigns to Patient Flow and Inpatient Discharge Process Efficiency

• Autori principali: Francesca M. Nicosia (Autore), Linda G. Park (Autore), Caroline P. Gray (Autore), Maayan J. Yakir (Autore), Dorothy Y. Hung (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: SAGE Publishing, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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As hospitals around the world increasingly face pressure to improve efficiency, "Lean" process improvement has become a popular approach to improving patient flow. In this article, we examine nurses' perspectives on the implementation of Lean redesigns to the inpatient discharge proce...