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Eight types of waste in healthcare defined

Book, "Lean Hospitals," details areas where healthcare resources are lost

By Healthcare Facilities Today


The term "waste" encompasses an array of definitions for hospitals and health systems, including wasted time, finances, steps and human potential, to name a few, according to an article on the Becker Hospital Review.

Mark Graban defines eight types of waste in healthcare in his book "Lean Hospitals." 

1. Defects. 

2. Over-production. 

3. Transportation. 

4. Waiting. 

5. Inventory. 

6. Motion. 

7. Over-processing. 

8. Human potential. 

Graban's list was shared Ernst & Young's Health Care Industry Report 2013.

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October 3, 2013


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