Tag: Healthcare
Toyota Assembly Line Inspires Improvements at Hospital
Washington Post (via MSNBC):Another example of the waste-filled health care system adopting TPS methods and approaches:"In adopting the Toyota mind-set, Kaplan said, the 350-bed...
Second Lawsuit Filed In Hydraulic Fluid Mistake At Hospitals
WRAL.com I've talked a little about using lean to prevent medical mistakes. This mistake, someone using hydraulic fluid to clean surgical instruments, is mind...
Park Nicollet: National Leader in Applying ‘Lean Production’ to Health Care
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Another interesting example of "lean health care". I've had a chance to take a tour with the lean process improvement team at...
