title: Going 'lean' streamlines processes, empowers staff and enhances care.
authors.affiliation: AHA Quality Center, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Towne
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D009515:New Jersey; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011340:Problem Solving; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*