Download or read book Leading the Lean Healthcare Journey written by Joan Wellman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-12-13 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every healthcare organization can learn from Seattle Children‘s continuous improvement process, but this book is not an operator‘s manual. Instead, it is a challenge to everyone concerned with healthcare to reexamine deeply held assumptions. While it is commonly believed that improved quality, access, and safety, and an improved bottom line are mut