Abstract
In order to cope with the future challenges of the health care sector, there is
an urging need for improving efficiency at hospitals. The study presents a
framework enabling health care managers of improving the in-house logistics.
The distinctiveness of the framework is the way in which it relates technology,
logistics, structure and procedures to efficiency. Changing one factor e.g.
technology, initiates an iterative loop focusing on change in the related factors
in order to obtain the optimal efficiency. The search for an optimal efficient
solution is the driving force of the framework, and will secure one iterative
circle followed by another in an endless journey. The framework represents
innovation as a broad solution where iteration between important factors
secures an optimal solution. The study is performed as a case study with close
relations to the staff at an emergency department at a Danish hospital. The
framework is tested on the blood sample logistics between the emergency
department and laboratory with the goal of enhancing the efficiency of the
emergency department.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 12th International CINet Conference |
Publication date | 2011 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Event | 12th International CINet Conference: Continuous Innovation: Doing More with Less - Aarhus, Denmark Duration: 11 Sept 2011 → 13 Sept 2011 Conference number: 12 |
Conference
Conference | 12th International CINet Conference |
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Number | 12 |
Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Aarhus |
Period | 11/09/2011 → 13/09/2011 |
Keywords
- Health care
- logistics
- technology assessment