Shortages of doctors, skyrocketing costs, and ever-increasing customer demands – does the healthcare sector need a revolution, or can proven methods from industry help? Through practical examples and contrasting positions, the book illustrates the transferability of Lean Management to the healthcare sector as well as the existing differences. Contributions from Jörg Gottschalk, Kai Fiukowski, and Luise Steinbeis provide various perspectives. The book offers executives and decision-makers in the healthcare sector concrete suggestions for engaging with a highly successful method and highlights the opportunities, chances, and risks of applying it in their own organizations. Without universal solutions and "recipes," the author presents the improvement work descriptively.