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The Role of Value Stream Mapping in Healthcare Services: A Scoping Review
Juan A Marin-Garcia1, Pilar I Vidal-Carreras1, Julio J Garcia-Sabater1
1ROGLE, Department of Organización de Empresas, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia s/n, 46021 Valencia, Spain.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|January 27, 2021
Summary
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) in healthcare improves processes by eliminating waste. This review found VSM applications often lack standardized sustainability indicators, particularly environmental ones, highlighting a need for improvement.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Process Improvement
- Sustainability Science
Background:
- Lean healthcare focuses on optimizing processes by removing non-value-added activities.
- Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a foundational tool for lean implementation.
- Limited research explores VSM's impact on healthcare sustainability indicators.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the role and application of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) in the healthcare sector concerning sustainability indicators.
- To review recent literature (2015-2019) on VSM in healthcare.
Main Methods:
- A scoping review methodology was employed.
- Literature search focused on VSM applications in healthcare services between 2015 and 2019.
Main Results:
- VSM applications are predominantly found in tertiary care settings.
- The United States leads in published VSM applications within healthcare.
- Significant heterogeneity exists in VSM development and the sustainability indicators used, with operational and social indicators being most common.
Conclusions:
- There is a need for greater standardization in VSM development within the healthcare sector.
- Environmental sustainability indicators are underrepresented in current VSM healthcare applications and should be incorporated.
Keywords:
Value Stream Mapping (VSM)bibliometricbibliometrixlean healthcarepatient flowprimary careprocess improvementscoping reviewsecondary caresustainabilitysystematic literature reviewMore Related Videos
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