Applying Lean in Healthcare

<p>Typically entrenched and systemic healthcare problems require the sort of comprehensive solutions that can only be addressed by a change in culture and a shift in thinking.<em> </em>Applying Lean in Healthcare: A Collection of International Case Studies demonstrates how honest appraisal intelligent planning and vigilant follow-up have led to dramatic improvements in a variety of healthcare settings across the world. It teaches us how innovative organizations can find sustainable solutions to seemingly intractable problems by following a path guided by Lean Thinking. Lean methods may not solve every healthcare problem but as these cases prove changing a culture rather than personnel results in more effective sustainable change.</p>