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Exploring the relation between process design and efficiency in high-volume cataract pathways from a lean thinking perspective

2010; Oxford University Press; Volume: 23; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/intqhc/mzq071

ISSN

1464-3677

Autores

Ellen Joan van Vliet, Eelco Bredenhoff, Walter Sermeus, Lucas Maarten Kop, J. C. A. Sol, Wim H. van Harten,

Tópico(s)

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

Resumo

ObjectiveTo compare process designs of three high-volume cataract pathways in a lean thinking framework and to explore how efficiency in terms of lead times, hospital visits and costs is related to process design.

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