What is Lean Management in healthcare What is Lean Managemen

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Before answering these first let us understand the lean management-

Lean management is generally used by manufacturing companies. It means continuous improvement, that improvement should be seen in long run. Making small and incremental changes so that process can be cost effective. It minimizes the waste, increase production, efficiency and most important reduce the cost.

Now come to lean management in healthcare- It means improving the methods and philosophy so that maximum value can be generated in minimum cost. It is done by reducing waste, waits. The primary focus of lean management is to reduce waste. Reducing waste will result all work add values and the customers will be benefited. Pleased note here waste means waste of money, time, energy is also considered.

For an example in a healthcare unit after applying the lean management the employees can find the root cause of the problems and discuss with the top management to improve the process so that the problems can be short-out and values can be delivered.