Taking Improvement From the Assembly Line to Healthcare: The Application of Lean Within the Healthcare Industry

This book provides guidance on applying Lean improvement to clinical and non-clinical processes in order to deliver world class improvements in results and culture. The author presents valuable lessons learned in providing improvements to the healthcare industry. The text examines the most common improvement tools and approaches, focusing on the application of the Toyota Production System for the delivery of quality patient care. It includes numerous case studies from the U.S. and Canada.