Lean Hospitals – 3rd Edition (2016)
Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Engagement
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The award-winning book Lean Hospitals is now in its revised and expanded 3rd edition (June 2016), with over 80 new pages of practical insights and updated examples.
This edition strengthens its message for healthcare leaders who want to improve care, engage staff, and achieve sustainable results through Lean management.
The title and subtitle remain the same, but there will be a new tagline, as well:
Redesigning Care and Improving Processes to Achieve and Sustain Results for Patients, Staff, Physicians, and Health Systems
What’s New in the 3rd Edition
The book has been significantly re-edited and expanded (from 240 to about 320 pages) to include:
- New foreword by Dr. John Toussaint
- Greater clarity around core Lean concepts
- New case studies and updated data
- Expanded stories from Children’s Health, Avera McKenna, Franciscan St. Francis Health, St. Clair Hospital, Mary Greeley Medical Center, and more
- New material on What Lean Is vs. What It’s Not
- Integration with other frameworks: Six Sigma, Studer Group, TeamSTEPPS, Just Culture
- New leadership perspectives from Toyota, ThedaCare, Virginia Mason, and Baylor Scott & White Health
- Enhanced problem-solving tools: Toyota Kata, fishbone diagrams, structured A3 thinking
- More on daily huddles, strategy deployment, and Kaizen
- All-new chapter on Lean Design — for building and remodeling healthcare facilities collaboratively
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