title: Lean and mean. In addition to strengthening the bottom line, process improvement methodologies are improving patient care.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Albright
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014861:Washington