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Lean tips for dealing with COVID-19 in hospitals

In times of crisis, how can we use lean thinking in healthcare institutions, relying on quick measures that help us face the main challenges? We need to tackle the most critical issues, focusing on what we can change immediately. To that end, we have put together some practical tips:
Published on 3/25/2020

Institutions that have not yet had the opportunity to incorporate lean thinking into their management may become even more fragile in the current situation and find it somewhat difficult to implement the actions mentioned, but we believe that most of them are within everyone's reach. We need to act quickly and precisely. We stand together before the same purpose and are available to help institutions that need support to reorganize processes and improve management.

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