About This Blog

Welcome!

Welcome to Lean Hospital - a blog about efficient processes in healthcare. Whether you work in an emergency department, on a ward, in the operating room, in pharmacy, or in administration, the goal is the same: spend less time on waste and more time on patients.

Every article looks at a concrete workflow - how it works today, where the delays and hand-offs hide, and what a leaner version could look like. Practical examples to learn from and adapt to your own setting.

A few things to keep in mind

1. The ideas here are meant as inspiration, not prescriptions. Every hospital is different, and what works in one department may need adjusting in another.
2. Lean is a mindset, not a checklist. The point is continuous improvement - small, steady changes that add up over time.
3. Got questions, ideas, or a workflow you’d like to see covered? Feel free to get in touch.

Here’s to shorter waiting times and smoother processes.

About the author

This blog is written by Martin Neumann and runs as his personal project on lean management in hospitals — patient flow, daily management, and the path from paper boards to real-time ward dashboards.

Martin works in sales at Peakboard GmbH, a low-code platform for real-time dashboards from industry (manufacturing and logistics) whose boards work just as well for wards, emergency departments, and operating rooms. Lean Hospital is independent and not an official Peakboard offering — the connection is disclosed openly here and under every article. The articles are editorially neutral and reflect the author’s own assessment; practical examples come exclusively from public sources (Virginia Mason, ThedaCare, published studies).

You can find Martin on LinkedIn or book an appointment directly in the calendar.