LEAN SUSTAINABILITY FACTORS IN HEALTHCARE: A SCOPING REVIEW
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https://doi.org/10.70672/c8kfv880Keywords:
Lean; Sustainability; Thematic analysisAbstract
Lean is a commitment to continuous improvement that may greatly influence an organization’s health, wealth, and competitiveness. This research attempted to identify the factors affecting lean sustainability in healthcare. The scoping review was conducted per a pre-established protocol that complies with the Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Thematic analysis of the included articles revealed eleven themes aimed at enhancing the sustainability of lean implementations in healthcare. These themes included capacity building, valuebased lean, leadership, monitoring and evaluation, attitudes and behaviours, project team, project management, dissemination, organizational capacity, incentives, and policy. This review is helpful in providing evidence-based recommendations on factors to support long-term lean sustainability in a health organization.
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