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Article: Park Nicollet: National Leader in Applying 'Lean Production' to Health Care; Innovative Approach Reduces Price of Health Care, Improves Patient Safety.
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- March 30, 2005
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ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- As patients, politicians, businesses and health care providers all across the country grapple with the rising price of health care, Park Nicollet Health Services (PNHS) is taking a national leadership role in reducing waste in health care and controlling rising health care costs. Park Nicollet is one of only a handful of health care systems in the country that has made a system wide commitment to utilizing the waste-reducing, quality-improving techniques of the Toyota Production System, also known as "Lean Production."
The early results are impressive, with measurable and substantial improvements in patient care ...