Application of Lean Six Sigma theory in clinical medicine
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2017.03.016
- VernacularTitle:精益六西格玛理论在临床医疗中的运用
- Author:
Hui GONG
;
Weili YAN
;
Liyun CHEN
;
Daoping SONG
;
Ping LU
;
Xin WANG
- Keywords:
Hospital administration;
Lean Six Sigma Theory
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2017;16(3):236-239
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
One of the effective methods to resolve the conflict between the ever-increasing medical demands and relatively limited medical resources is to improve the work efficiency of the medical institutions as well as to effectively control their operating cost through continuous reforms and improvements of the management modes in the medical industry.The Lean Management and Six Sigma Management theories which have been applied in manufacturing industry and service industry are now gradually being introduced to clinical medicine.This article systematically describes the Lean Management and Six Sigma Management theories and illustrates some examples of its application in health management renovation and the effects achieved.
