(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Covering health care from clinical to nutritional services, Applying Lean in Healthcare: A Collection of International Case Studies (CRC Press, 2010), published April 15, introduces key concepts of lean health care and presents real-life examples to illustrate the practical benefits—which include more efficient processes, increased patient satisfaction, and cost savings—that can result from a lean philosophy.

Editors, Joe Aherne and John Whelton, blend theory, case studies, and practical tips while maintaining the international perspectives from the firsthand accounts of lean implementations, challenges, and how they were overcome. A number of expert contributors offer practical tips. The foreword is by the eminent psychiatry professor, Dr. Jeffrey Clothier.

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