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Can car manufacturing techniques reform health care?
Abstract
The production techniques developed by Toyota have made the Japanese company one of the world's most efficient manufacturers. Now, a number of US hospitals are adopting the car maker's techniques to cuts costs, reduce errors, and improve patient satisfaction. Michael McCarthy reports. In 2001, Gary Kaplan, the chief executive of Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, flew to Japan to see how Toyota built cars. The company is...
Paper Details
Title
Can car manufacturing techniques reform health care?
Published Date
Jan 1, 2006
Journal
Volume
367
Issue
9507
Pages
290 - 291
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