Structure of navigation information as a criterion of efficient visualization of a lean hospital

Abstract

Objectives to determine the main types of structuring information of navigation systems in medical organizations of the Russian Federation and evaluate their compliance with the principles of lean production.
 Material and methods. A structural analysis of the types of information presentation in navigation systems was based on the publications selected from the E-library, Medline, Scopus, PubMed and the Cochrane Library databases. The research process included the use of research methods for law, historical, descriptive-analytical methods, content analysis.
 Results. The structuring of navigation information can be done according to numerological, architectural, routing, alphabetical, structural, functional and combined principles. The optimal choice of the principle of organizing information should depend on how detailed the navigation system is, on the analysis of the architectural solutions used for a medical organization and on the calculation of navigation objects. It is possible to increase the efficiency of structuring navigational information using an appropriate color scheme, infographic and compositional solutions. When improving the navigation systems of medical institutions as a part of lean hospital management, it is necessary to audit all available navigation elements to determine the principle of structuring the information.
 Conclusion. The effective visualization of a medical institution is the provision of clear and understandable navigational information. One of the most effective methods to systematize the navigation information is its structuring.