Recent Publications

Advancing Equity: Lean Leader Practices and a Path Forward

Dorothy Hung, PhD, MA, MPH; Lillian C. Levy; Thomas G. Rundall, PhD; Elina Reponen, MD, PhD; William Huen, MD; Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA, MPH;


Improving the US Healthcare System: The Case for Practical Wisdom

Stephen Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA; Jodi Halpern, MD, PhD; Barry Schwartz, PhD;

Transformational Performance Improvement: Why is Progress Slow?

Dorothy Y. Hung Ph.D., M.A., M.P.H.; Justin Lee; Thomas G. Rundall Ph.D.


The Better Care Plan: a blueprint for improving America’s healthcare system
Stephen M. Shortell MBA, MPH Ph.D, ; John T. Toussaint MD,; George C. Halvorson,; Jon M. Kingsdale SPH,; Richard M. Scheffler PhD,; Allyson Y. Schwartz MS.; Peter A. Wadsworth MBA,; Gail Wilensky PhD


Lean Performance Indicators and Facilitators of Outcomes in U.S. Public Hospitals

Tyler Roey, Dorothy Hung, Ph.D., M.A., M.P.H.,Thomas Rundall,  Ph.D., Pierre-Luc Fournier, Ph.D, Athena Zhong, Stephen Shortell, Ph.D. 


Associations Between Lean IT Management and Financial Performance in US Hospitals

Justin Lee, BA; Dorothy Y. Hung, PhD, MA, MPH; Elina Reponen, MD, PhD; Thomas G. Rundall, PhD; Aaron A. Tierney, BA; Pierre-Luc Fournier, PhD, MS; Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MBA, MPH


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