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 ...

Although many hospitals sing the praises of lean management, the trendy business philosophy still leaves room for error, particularly if implemented as a half-baked improvement project for certain ...

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 ...

Recent articles looking at Lean and Six Sigma efforts report that they reduce costs and improve efficiency. Some also praise how the models enhance employee satisfaction and buy-in as employees become ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Purdue Healthcare Advisors (PHA) at Purdue University awarded Lean Office certifications to a handful of Indiana Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) this year, designating the ...

What does car manufacturer Toyota and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University have in common? More than you might think. Hospitalists at the Palo Alto, Calif.-based children’s ...

KALAMAZOO -- As the recession tightens fiscal belts across West Michigan, area hospitals are on a diet. Three hospital systems have adopted a technique pioneered by the automotive industry known as ...

Waiting times in hospital emergency departments could be cut with the introduction of Lean Management and Six Sigma techniques according to new research. Lean Management involves never ending efforts ...

Yes, it’s possible to make a difference in people’s lives with small budgets. Here are three ways health care startups are applying the lean approach. But what about healthcare startups? Can the lean ...