title: Lean healthcare.
abstract: As healthcare organizations look for new and improved ways to reduce costs and still offer quality healthcare, many are turning to the Toyota Production System of doing business. Rather than focusing on cutting personnel and assets, "lean healthcare" looks to improve patient satisfaction through improved actions and processes.
authors.affiliation: Office Management Solution, 490 Banyan Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062, USA. donna@officemanagementsolution.com
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weinstock
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration