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Business Process Management for optimizing clinical processes: A systematic literature review.

Alberto De Ramón Fernández¹, Daniel Ruiz Fernández¹, Yolanda Sabuco García¹

¹University of Alicante, Spain.

Health Informatics Journal

|October 5, 2019

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Business Process Management (BPM) effectively optimizes clinical processes in healthcare. This systematic review confirms BPM

Keywords:

Business Process Management healthcare process optimization quality improvement

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Healthcare Management
Process Optimization
Clinical Operations

Background:

Business Process Management (BPM) is a strategy primarily used in industrial and business sectors.
Recent applications of BPM focus on optimizing clinical processes within the healthcare sector.
Limited research exists on the impact of BPM on healthcare effectiveness and quality.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review and assess the application of Business Process Management (BPM) methodology on clinical processes.
To evaluate BPM's potential as a tool for improving healthcare process effectiveness and quality.

Main Methods:

A systematic literature review was conducted.
Searches were performed across ScienceDirect, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and Springer databases.
18 articles meeting the pre-established requirements were included in the analysis.

Main Results:

Findings support Business Process Management (BPM) as an effective methodology for optimizing clinical processes.
BPM has demonstrated feasibility and utility in designing, optimizing, and automating clinical tasks.
The study identified key factors for maximizing BPM's potential: comprehensive follow-up, technological support, and staff involvement.

Conclusions:

Business Process Management (BPM) is a valuable methodology for enhancing clinical process efficiency and quality in healthcare.
Further research and implementation strategies focusing on technology and staff engagement are recommended to fully realize BPM's benefits.