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Lean as a healthcare improvement approach / Zoe Radnor and Sharon K. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Radnor, Z. J. (Zoe J.), author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements of improving quality and safety in healthcare
- Cambridge elements. Elements of improving quality and safety in healthcare, 2754-2912
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health services administration.
- Medical care--Quality control.
- Medical care.
- Lean manufacturing.
- Quality Assurance, Health Care.
- Industrial efficiency.
- Medical Subjects:
- Quality Assurance, Health Care.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Lean is one of the most widely used improvement approaches in healthcare. With origins in manufacturing, it focuses on improving efficiency, eliminating waste, and streamlining processes. This Element provides an overview of the evidence for the use of Lean in healthcare, summarises the supporting tools and techniques, and emphasises the importance of developing an organisational culture committed to continuous improvement. The authors offer two case studies of attempts to implement Lean at scale, noting that, despite its popularity, implementation is not straightforward. Challenges include terminology that isn't always easy to grasp, perceived dissonances between the manufacturing origins of Lean based on repetitive, standardised, automated production and the human-centred world of healthcare, and problems with fidelity. The authors make the case that there is a lack of a robust evidence base for Lean and call for well-designed studies to advance the implementation of Lean and associated process improvement techniques in healthcare"-- Cambridge University Press.
- Contents:
- Lean in action
- Implementing lean
- Critiques of lean in healthcare.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed November 12, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Radnor, Z. J. (Zoe J.) Lean as a healthcare improvement approach
- ISBN:
- 9781009326124
- 1009326120
- 9781009326100
- 1009326104
- OCLC:
- 1525246485
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000285793
- CIPO000296009
- Access Restriction:
- Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access
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