Lean thinking in healthcare – Findings from a systematic literature network and bibliometric analysis

This paper draws on 299 published articles from six databases, and utilizes a novel methodology combining elements of a systematic literature review, citation network analysis, and bibliometric analysis, to track the development of Lean Thinking (LT) in healthcare—a popular improvement methodology increasingly being adopted by healthcare organizations. A review of the LT literature in healthcare identifies that a piecemeal approach appears to...