Table 3 Most intensively used approaches per hospital type (N = 46)
From: Exploring improvements in patient logistics in Dutch hospitals with a survey
Approaches for patient logistics | Academic teaching hospitals (number) | General hospitals (number) | Non-academic teaching hospitals (number) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Care pathways | 4 | 9 | 7 | 35 |
Business process re-engineering | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Lean six sigma | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
Benchmarking | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
Lean Management | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
Total Quality Management | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Theory of Constraints | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Collaborative improvements | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Operations research | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Focused factories | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Six sigma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |