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Chapter 1 Using Lean in Healthcare

Cameron Stark, Elaine Mead, and Maimie Thompson

DOI: 10.4324/9780429346958-1

Contents

History and Principles

Lean in Healthcare

Evidence of Impact

Importance of Context

Examples of Lean in Healthcare

Learning Points

Aims

This chapter aims to:

Describe the context of Lean in healthcare.
Present examples and information on its effectiveness.
Note the range of experiences of Lean application in healthcare, including circumstances where Lean implementations fail or do not deliver their desired results.
Discuss the importance of context in Lean.
Outline the chapters in the book to help the reader to navigate the volume.

Introduction

Lean is an organization-wide ...

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