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April 6, 2026International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance1 citations

Efficiency improvement in the stroke care process based on the Lean Healthcare approach

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FCFrancisco Cortés-SevillaGSGonzalo Sánchez-BarrosoJGJaime González-Domínguez

Key Points

  • This research aims to demonstrate how Lean Healthcare principles can improve patient recovery outcomes in stroke care.
  • Applied Lean Healthcare principles to redesign patient-centered processes.
  • Analyzed operational efficiency in hospital care settings.
  • Developed a framework for process flow optimization.
  • Enhanced recovery outcomes reported in patient care.
  • Establishment of a replicable framework for process optimization.
  • Improved overall performance linked to operational efficiency.

Abstract

This study offers new evidence that a patient-centric continuous flow design enhances recovery outcomes in hospital care. By applying Lean Healthcare principles to patient-centred process redesign, it links operational efficiency directly to clinical improvement. The findings provide a replicable framework for integrating process flow optimisation into quality assurance, positioning it as a driver of patient-centred excellence and overall performance.

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Cortés-Sevilla et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d34e949c07852e0af982eahttps://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-11-2025-0182
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