Lean thinking to improve emergency department throughput at AORN Cardarelli hospital.

Giovanni ImprotaMaria RomanoMaria Vincenza Di CiccoAnna FerraroAnna BorrelliCiro VerdolivaMaria TriassiMario Cesarelli

Published in: BMC health services research (2018)

This work demonstrates the applicability of Lean Thinking to ED processes and its effectiveness in terms of increasing the efficiency of services and reducing waste (waiting times).

Keyphrases

emergency department
healthcare
bone mineral density
adverse drug
randomized controlled trial
primary care
systematic review
heavy metals
mental health
acute care
sewage sludge
municipal solid waste
electronic health record