Rodouan TOUTI
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez,, MoroccoPublications
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Research Article
Improving Radiotherapy Department Performance Through Lean Management : A Before?After Study
Author(s): Samia KHALFI*, Rodouan TOUTI and Abdelkarim UAKKAS
Objectives: Lean Management, originally developed in the Japanese automotive industry, is increasingly being applied in healthcare systems. This study aimed to describe the implementation process of Lean Management in a radiotherapy department within an African healthcare setting, to identify and eliminate waste through Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and to quantify the resulting improvements in treatment initiation delays, documentation compliance, and patient satisfaction. Methods: A one-year before–after observational study was conducted from May 2024 to April 2025 in the radiotherapy department of Hassan II University Hospital in Fez, Morocco, including 945 patients (450 in the pre-Lean period and 495 in the post-Lean period). Value Stream Mapping was used to identify valueadded activities, necessary but non-value-added activities, and pure waste within the care pathway. Four L.. Read More»
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RAOUi Yasser
Senior Medical Physicist
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Ahmed Hussien Alshewered
University of Basrah College of Medicine, Iraq
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Sudhakar Tummala
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering SRM University – AP, Andhra Pradesh
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Alphonse Laya
Supervisor of Biochemistry Lab and PhD. students of Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemis
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Fava Maria Giovanna
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