Healthcare Logistics

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Highlighted claims

• Healthcare logistics is defined broadly as the coordination of resources, services, infrastructure, goods, and operational workflows needed to deliver timely and efficient care. — Application of process mining in healthcare logistics: a systematic literature review protocol
• The logistics-specific processes in scope include patient or intrahospital transport, inventory management, equipment tracking, medication distribution, supply chain operations, waste handling, and billing workflows. — Application of process mining in healthcare logistics: a systematic literature review protocol
• Healthcare logistics processes remain under-represented in research and practice despite being foundational to operational efficiency and environmental performance. — Application of process mining in healthcare logistics: a systematic literature review protocol
• Logistical workflows are often fragmented across departments, poorly integrated into centralised systems, and dependent on manual tracking, siloed systems, and ad hoc decision-making. — Application of process mining in healthcare logistics: a systematic literature review protocol
• The lack of visibility and structured data capture in logistical processes can cause inefficiency, resource misallocation, delays, coordination problems, and reduced responsiveness. — Application of process mining in healthcare logistics: a systematic literature review protocol
• Unlike clinical and administrative data, logistical processes may lack the benefit of coding standards and interoperability frameworks. — Application of process mining in healthcare logistics: a systematic literature review protocol