Revolutionizing Healthcare: How Lean Thinking Can Drive Sustainable Change

Healthcare problems are often deeply entrenched and systemic, requiring comprehensive solutions that can only be addressed through a fundamental change in culture and thinking. Organizations worldwide are turning to Lean methodology to redesign care and improve processes, achieving meaningful results for patients, staff, physicians, and health systems.

This book showcases the power of honest appraisal, intelligent planning, and vigilant follow-up in driving dramatic improvements in healthcare settings across the globe. By adopting Lean Thinking, innovative organizations can find sustainable solutions to seemingly intractable problems, demonstrating that changing the culture rather than personnel is the key to effective and lasting change.

A Comprehensive Guide to Lean Methods in Healthcare

This multi-authored book brings together expert descriptions of Lean methods and their application in healthcare, written by the people who developed and tested them in real-world healthcare settings. Each chapter provides a detailed description of a technique or approach, accompanied by engaging examples of its practical application in practice.

The authors share personal anecdotes and experiences, painting a vivid picture of the environments in which these tools and techniques have been applied. This approach enables readers to understand the transferability of Lean methods to their own workplace environment, making it easier to replicate the success of others.

This book offers a unique opportunity to learn from acknowledged topic experts, who share real stories of Lean application in healthcare and provide insights based on their day-to-day practice.

About the Book

Published by Productivity Press, this 244-page hardcover book is the first edition, released on December 14, 2022. Written in English, it provides a comprehensive guide to Lean Thinking in healthcare.

ISBN-10: 0367344696
ISBN-13: 978-0367344696

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