Almost two years ago, I wrote an article for FierceHealthcare.com called “How lean management helped hospitals avoid layoffs.” Here in 2012, I see headlines daily about a hospital somewhere in the U.S. who is “forced” to lay off staff (or they say they “have to” or they “have no choice”) in an attempt to cut costs. They usually blame a dip in demand or the reimbursement cuts of the Affordable Care Act, aka “ObamaCare.” I … Continue reading My Article: “Lean as an Alternative to Mass Layoffs in Healthcare”