Is Lean Management implementable in a department of radiology?

OBJECTIVES: Due to an increasing demand for more examinations in a non-profitmaking hospital with a fixed budget, Lean Management was introduced in the Department of Radiology in 2006. The process, experience and results are discussed from a management view. METHODS: Lean principles were introduced...

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Autores principales: Karstoft, Jens, Tarp, Lene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2011
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3288997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23099866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-010-0044-5
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description OBJECTIVES: Due to an increasing demand for more examinations in a non-profitmaking hospital with a fixed budget, Lean Management was introduced in the Department of Radiology in 2006. The process, experience and results are discussed from a management view. METHODS: Lean principles were introduced in the department and ways of working were adjusted accordingly. RESULTS: Higher productivity and shorter waiting lists were achieved, along with extra time for education of the staff. CONCLUSIONS: Lean Management can successfully be used in a hospital radiology department. However, introducing Lean Management caused resistance from especially the mid-level managers.
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spelling pubmed-32889972012-04-25 Is Lean Management implementable in a department of radiology? Karstoft, Jens Tarp, Lene Insights Imaging Original Article OBJECTIVES: Due to an increasing demand for more examinations in a non-profitmaking hospital with a fixed budget, Lean Management was introduced in the Department of Radiology in 2006. The process, experience and results are discussed from a management view. METHODS: Lean principles were introduced in the department and ways of working were adjusted accordingly. RESULTS: Higher productivity and shorter waiting lists were achieved, along with extra time for education of the staff. CONCLUSIONS: Lean Management can successfully be used in a hospital radiology department. However, introducing Lean Management caused resistance from especially the mid-level managers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2011-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC3288997/ /pubmed/23099866 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-010-0044-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2011 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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