The Toyota Way to Healthcare Excellence: Increase Efficiency and Improve Quality With Lean

by John R. Black

The Toyota Production System model, or Lean, is not new. It has been successfully used in manufacturing companies for decades and is now making dramatic improvements in healthcare institutions as well. This straightforward guide explains what Lean is, how it works, and how to implement the strategy at your organization. What do the production of cars and the care of patients have in common? In both cases, the goal is to deliver high-quality, error-free results. Lean is a proven strategy for providing safe, hassle-free, and cost-effective care. Learn from success stories from healthcare organizations Real-life examples illustrate how well Lean works. These accounts will help you gain a sense of what s involved in implementing Lean in healthcare. How do you get an organization to adopt Lean as its improvement strategy? How do you bring people on board? How do you put the Lean infrastructure in place? How do you even start? These stories will answer your questions about applying Lean, and perhaps most important, convey the remarkable results you can expect.

Genres: Business, Health Care, Nonfiction, Health

255 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008

Reviews

[Joseph · Rating 2 out of 5]

Selling Lean to the Executive leadership is the aim of this book. If you are looking for a real nuts and bolts book that gets you into the nitty gritty of lean this isn't it. There are other books that do a better job of that. If you are looking for a book that tells the executive leadership why lean is best for their hospital then this is the book to recommend. Some of his points are a bit too "non-negotiable" and could be toned down but based on his background I am sure that comes with the territory.

[Stuart Cunningham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clear examples of the application of Lean to a Healthcare settings. Would have welcomed more information about Lean in the support areas like HR, Finance etc

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of a big ad for Lean than any useful tools.