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  • Healthcare Management
  • Quality Improvement
  • Primary Care Services

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  • Lean management principles are increasingly adopted in healthcare settings.
  • Assessing Lean maturity is crucial for understanding its impact on healthcare quality.
  • Primary care settings present unique challenges and opportunities for Lean implementation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe Lean maturity in primary care using a validated questionnaire and observations.
  • To determine the association between Lean maturity and quality of care, including staff satisfaction and adherence to national guidelines (NG).

Main Methods:

  • A survey based on Liker's four Lean principles (16 items) was administered to 298 staff across 45 primary care units.
  • Complementary observational data were collected from 28 staff members in four units.

Main Results:

  • Lean maturity varied significantly within and between primary care units.
  • The highest maturity was observed in 'adhering to routines,' while 'having a change agent' showed the lowest maturity.
  • Higher Lean maturity was positively correlated with increased staff-rated satisfaction with care and better adherence to national guidelines (NG).

Conclusions:

  • Enhancing Lean maturity in primary care settings may lead to significant improvements in the quality of care.
  • Regularly measuring and evaluating Lean maturity, focusing on all Lean principles, is recommended for continuous quality development.
  • This study provides novel insights into Lean maturity in primary care and its relationship with quality outcomes.