Organizational change through Lean Thinking

In production and manufacturing plants, Lean Thinking has been used to improve processes by eliminating waste and thus enhancing efficiency. In health care, Lean Thinking has emerged as a comprehensive approach towards improving processes embedded in the diagnostic, treatment and care activities of...

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Published inHealth services management research : an official journal of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 192
Main Authors Tsasis, Peter, Bruce-Barrett, Cindy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.08.2008
Subjects
Cost Control
Efficiency, Organizational
Humans
Models, Organizational
Organizational Innovation
Patient Care Management
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Summary:In production and manufacturing plants, Lean Thinking has been used to improve processes by eliminating waste and thus enhancing efficiency. In health care, Lean Thinking has emerged as a comprehensive approach towards improving processes embedded in the diagnostic, treatment and care activities of health-care organizations with cost containment results. This paper provides a case study example where Lean Thinking is not only used to improve efficiency and cost containment, but also as an approach to effective organizational change.
ISSN:0951-4848
DOI:10.1258/hsmr.2007.007023