Another peer reviewed journal article on the power of the lean methodology in healthcare.
I've known Patty Gabow, the CEO of Denver Health, since she initiated her lean journey at Denver Health. This article describing the results at Denver Health is more confirmation that lean works in healthcare. In this case it's in a safety net hospital with limited resources. In fact, what we are finding is it works in any setting,in any organizational structure,and in any country no matter what the payment system.
To read the article/abstract, click here - http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/29/11/2054.extract
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