A service delivery paradigm based on specialization, standardization, and large volume is more akin to manufacturing than medicine. However, Shouldice Hospital, an Ontario-based hospital specializing in hernia surgery, can fully apply the fundamental goal of high-performance manufacturing: constant delivery of high-quality goods at the lowest per-unit cost.
Process efficiency must be complemented by clinical knowledge across the spectrum of care to offer value-based healthcare systemically in a specialized hospital, commonly known as the focused-factory model of hospital surgery. To provide value-based healthcare systemically in a specialized hospital, known as the focused-factory model of hospital surgery, process efficiency must be supported with clinical expertise throughout the spectrum of care.