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See Latest ArticlesImplementation of Lean Thinking: One Health Systems Journey
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 07/23/09
Kim CS et al. – Lean Thinking is a management philosophy derived from the manufacturing industry, where Toyota has long been the gold standard. Health care organizations have started to apply this approach to patient care. After initial experimentation, the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) has adopted Lean Thinking as its uniform approach to quality improvement and is striving to become a complete Lean organization.
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