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processes in hospitals. Originality/value – Based upon a case study using real‐world data, this paper extends the line of …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of a hospital nursing unit that has evaluated and approved a two‐bin “e‐kanban” replenishment system based on passive high frequency radio‐frequency identification (RFID) technology. Design/methodology/approach – The...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to carry out the business process re‐engineering (BPR) of a surgical ward in a hospital in order to improve the efficiency of the ward. Design/methodology/approach – This work was developed using a case study on a surgical ward. In this type of ward,...
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process design, and present an application to the domain of public hospitals in Chile. Design/methodology/approach – This … architecture for public hospitals in two months. Originality/value – The authors' approach considers explicitly the relationships …
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Purpose – In the OECD countries, hospitals face increased financial restrictions and competition. Process orientation … hospitals are not country‐specific, the reasons are nonetheless subject to the political and economic conditions. Therefore …, some findings are only valid for hospitals in German‐speaking countries. However, major effects (e.g. reduction in the …
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Indicates that business process re‐engineering (BPR) is becoming more widely adopted within hospital and healthcare organizations. However, process management in a public sector and healthcare context raises particular problems. Shows that a European Commission supported project has examined...
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Purpose Since mid-2000s, hospitals have begun implementing radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology in order to … change management project. While implementing RFID technology can benefit hospitals by improving business processes and …
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