lean healthcare

Lowdown on lean management principles applied to healthcare

FeaturesFeb 19, 2015

RESEARCH - In the last 10 years lean has made its way in many hospitals and healthcare systems, often with impressive results. Professor Dan Jones looks back at the lessons learned throughout the decade.

Lean management to transform a Chinese hospital

Case studiesSep 17, 2014

Guo, Ma & Zhang

CASE STUDY - Three successful improvement projects at a hospital in Guangzhou are proving that lean healthcare in China is an opportunity that the sector cannot afford to miss.

Bringing lean change to the Garraf hospital

ColumnsAug 12, 2014

Josep Lluís Ibáñez Pardos

COLUMN - In the third article of our series, the CEO of a healthcare institution in Catalonia, Spain, discusses the implementation of lean as a mindset that has its foundations in continuous improvement.

Lean thinking to shorten patient length of stay

Case studiesJul 15, 2014

Rienk Gerritsen

CASE STUDY - This article reports on the efforts that Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands has made to apply Theory of Constraints to patients' length of stay.

The lean transformation of New York’s public hospitals

InterviewsMay 29, 2014

Joanna Omi

INTERVIEW - New York City's public hospitals system leveraged lean principles and techniques to improve the quality of care and boost organizational performance.

Surviving the economic crisis working with lean healthcare

Case studiesMar 31, 2014

Cristina Fontcuberta Adalid

CASE STUDY - In the past two years, the Consorci Sanitari del Garraf near Barcelona experienced a lean turnaround. The author gives us an overview of the key building blocks of this transformation.

What do acupuncture and lean thinking have in common?

FeaturesMar 11, 2014

Marcus Chao

ARTICLE - Lean thinking draws inspiration from a variety of sources, sometimes the most unexpected. Ever wondered what acupuncture and lean have in common? Marcus Chao tells us.

How to spread lean principles without hindering results

Case studiesMar 4, 2014

Flávio Battaglia

CASE STUDY - What does having a new “true north” mean? Following the merger with a large group, cancer center IOV is looking to seamlessly spread its lean management system to new operations and facilities.

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