Despite the common allegation that lean improvement methods, based on the Toyota production system, must lead to layoffs at hospitals or health systems, the reality is quite different at several ...

As the time approaches for Medicare’s reduced reimbursement rates to take effect as part of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals are under increased pressure to cut back and make themselves more ...

Hospital IT directors face a set of challenges that are unique in the healthcare industry. You’re working to keep patient information secure, nail down IT processes and provide the best equipment and ...

Lean management theory and the implementation of lean processes improvement are becoming increasingly popular at hospitals across the country. Lean principles can improve efficiency, financial ...

Many small, rural hospitals have struggled financially in recent years. But one critical access facility in Nebraska has discovered a means to financial stability and beyond. Since Daniel Griess ...

Lean Six Sigma is thriving in healthcare, a distinct change from two decades ago, when the performance improvement methodologies were first introduced to the industry. When Marti Beltz, a healthcare ...

You may have heard that Lean Six Sigma is catching on with hospitals and other healthcare providers. This business management strategy specificially addresses process flow and waste issues while ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind., and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Throughout the past year, 20 of Indiana's 35 Critical Access Hospitals began implementing Lean Healthcare methodologies to improve the quality, safety and ...

Over half of public hospitals in the United States have adopted the "Lean" management strategy, leading to improvement in financial performance and efficiency, reports a national survey in the ...

Some of the leanest, most efficient operating rooms and emergency rooms in North Carolina hospitals have the automotive industry to thank for their smoother running operations. Lewis says the ...

APPLETON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the Lean Healthcare Summit hosted by the Lean Institute Africa, Catalysis today shared some of the initial results related to lean implementation at ...