Volume 11 - Volume 11
The Impact of Lean Technology on the Efficiency of Medical Organizations
Abstract
The financial problems of the health sector affect almost all countries. The introduction of market
mechanisms in this sector, despite the resistance, has become inevitable. Today, hospital managers
are faced with competition and rules that govern the market, which de facto forces them to optimize
business, including financial activities, using tools that are specific to the market environment. One
of the methods of optimizing the activities of medical organizations is the use of the Lean
management concept.
The purpose of this article is to consider the impact of the use of Lean technology on the efficiency
and quality of the work of medical organizations.
The article provides a detailed description of the use of Lean technologies in medical organizations.
Based on the expert survey, the types of losses in medical organizations and Lean management tools
in the healthcare sector have been determined.
It has been concluded that the use of Lean technology in medical organizations will contribute to the
rationalization of processes in the healthcare sector: minimizing the number of medical errors and
nosocomial infections, reducing treatment time, while at the same time making hospital beds more
accessible, using fewer materials and waiting for a visit to a specialist doctor, and optimizing the use
of resources (premises, equipment, and materials). These and many other positive effects of using the
Lean approach in medical organizations lead to a significant reduction not only in the cost of
treating patients but also in the global cost of operating medical organizations.
Paper Details
PaperID: 2160
Author's Name: Vladimir Alexandrovich Shelgunov
Volume: Volume 11
Issues: Volume 11
Keywords: Lean Management, Lean Management Tools, 5s, Kanban, Kaizen, Visual Management, Error Prevention Method.
Year: 2021
Month: June
Pages: 958-970