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Preface: Leveraging Lean in the
Laboratory
This book is intended as guide for healthcare executives and leaders, managers, process improve-
ment team members, and inquisitive frontline workers who want to implement and leverage Lean
in the Laboratory. Its foundation is based upon the Shingo prize winning book, Leveraging Lean
in Healthcare: Transforming
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Your Enterprise into a High Quality Patient-Care Delivery System.
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The core chapters provide detailed information on the concepts, principles, and implementation
of Lean in the healthcare environment. We felt it was critical to provide the reader with a broad
foundation on the application o ...