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Column: Site Visit: Discovering Lean Thinking at Progressive Healthcare

Sylvia Bushell

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Progressive Healthcare, a large multi-specialty group practice, made a decision to use lean thinking to improve their primary care delivery process. Lean thinking, developed in the Toyota production line, focuses on removing waste from work or processes..

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Progressive Healthcare, a large multi-specialty group practice, made a decision to use lean thinking to improve their primary care delivery process. Lean thinking, developed in the Toyota production line, focuses on removing waste from work or processes..

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Progressive Healthcare, a large multi-specialty group practice, made a decision to use lean thinking to improve their primary care delivery process. Lean thinking, developed in the Toyota production line, focuses on removing waste from work or processes..

Key concepts: Lean manufacturing, Lean project management, Process management, Health care, Toyota Production System, Operations management, Work (physics), Business

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