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| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 1051-1060 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2013 - Duration: 1 Jan 2013 → … |
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| Conference | IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2013 |
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| Period | 1/1/13 → … |
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Continuous improvement projects in hospitals: A systematic literature review. / Aleu, Fernando Gonzalez; Van Aken, Eileen M.
2013. 1051-1060 Paper presented at IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2013, .Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
TY - CONF
T1 - Continuous improvement projects in hospitals: A systematic literature review
AU - Aleu, Fernando Gonzalez
AU - Van Aken, Eileen M.
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - The purpose of this paper is to examine the current research on Continuous Improvement Projects (CIPs) used by hospitals. A CIP is a systematic team-based short-term mechanism to eliminate waste or reduce variation in processes and systems in an organization without (or with minimal) capital investment. Some of the most important CIPs such as Quality Circles, Kaizen Events, Six Sigma projects, Lean Six Sigma, and Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) are being used by hospitals. Although there are various conceptual studies and literature reviews about each of these types of CIPs, there is benefit to comparing the literature for the various CIP types. Using a systematic literature review as a research methodology, the authors found that investigation of CIPs in healthcare is a frequently researched topic, with primary project types being PDCA and Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, and Kaizen Events. Most of the publications investigate the process of CIP implementation.
AB - The purpose of this paper is to examine the current research on Continuous Improvement Projects (CIPs) used by hospitals. A CIP is a systematic team-based short-term mechanism to eliminate waste or reduce variation in processes and systems in an organization without (or with minimal) capital investment. Some of the most important CIPs such as Quality Circles, Kaizen Events, Six Sigma projects, Lean Six Sigma, and Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) are being used by hospitals. Although there are various conceptual studies and literature reviews about each of these types of CIPs, there is benefit to comparing the literature for the various CIP types. Using a systematic literature review as a research methodology, the authors found that investigation of CIPs in healthcare is a frequently researched topic, with primary project types being PDCA and Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, and Kaizen Events. Most of the publications investigate the process of CIP implementation.
M3 - Paper
SP - 1051
EP - 1060
ER -