Auto industry lean techniques boost morale and teamwork in the operating room

The University of Michigan in an 18-month study of applying lean concepts to head and neck surgeries, reports improvements in turnaround time between surgeries, morale, teamwork, and problem solving.

See the news release at: http://www.uofmhealth.org/news/lean-techniques-in-surgery-0529

See the summary in the Journal of the American College ofSurgeons: http://www.journalacs.org/article/S1072-7515%2812%2900197-4/abstract