Model of implementation of lean concept in clinical laboratories

Abstract

The aim of this doctoral thesis is to develop a methodology that will allow the selection of lean methods and tools that are applicable in the service systems – hospitals and to explore the issues about implementing the lean concept in clinical laboratories. The need for such approach lies in the fact that the implementation of the lean concept in healthcare enables the elimination of all unnecessary processes. This doctoral dissertation presents development of the framework for the implementation and application of the lean concept in clinical laboratories, which allow modernization of institutional arrangements, both organizational and managerial.

Cilj ove doktorkse disertacije jeste razvoj metodologije koja će obezbediti odabir lean metoda i alata koji su pogodni za implementaciju u uslužnim sistemima - bolnicama kao i da istraži problematiku prilikom implementacije lean koncepta u kliničkim laboratorijama. Potreba za ovakvim pristupom leži u činjenici da se implementacijom lean koncepta u zdravstvu obezbeđuje eliminisanje svih nepotrebnih procesa. Doktorska disertacija predstavlja razvoj podloga za implementaciju i primenu lean koncepta u kliničkim laboratorijama koji će omogućiti modernizaciju institucionalnog uređenja kako organizacionog tako i menadžerskog.