title: Five principles can encourage organizations to 'think lean'.
abstract: Five principles can encourage organizations to think lean. With global competitive pressures increasing, more and more manufacturers are using the principles of "lean thinking" to trim waste and improve quality in their operations. Health care organizations that want to improve performance can borrow these principles, which are readily adaptable to the hospital or physician practice setting.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000191:economics; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D015279:Organizational Culture; D014481:United States