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Winner of the Axiom Business Book Award Silver Medal - Operations Management and Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award!

Your healthcare organization cannot afford to waste time, money, or resources on an improper Lean implementation. You want to create a culture of continuous improvement, not a regime of tools that address problem areas but have short-lived results.

Lean Done Right: Achieve and Maintain Reform in Your Healthcare Organization provides a roadmap for launching a transformative and sustainable Lean initiative. The Lean implementation model focuses on strategically directed action, developing a lean organizational culture, and enhancing the care delivery system.

Chapters include: Death by Kaizen Event A Lean Implementation Model Strategically Directed Action The Culture-Creating Path Implement the Value Stream Work Plan The System-Creating Path

Instructor Resources: PowerPoint slides of the exhibits from selected chapters.

Thomas G. Zidel is president of Lean Hospitals, a consulting company that provides facilitation and training to healthcare organizations. Mr. Zidel has more than 25 years of experience in Lean and Six Sigma implementation. During his career, Mr. Zidel has trained or mentored hundreds of healthcare professionals; this book is an outgrowth of his experience teaching his unique approach to Lean implementation.