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The concept called “lean management” or “lean thinking” is most commonly associated with Japanese manufacturing, particularly the Toyota Production System (TPS). Much of the TPS way of thinking is based on the work of quality guru W. Edwards Deming, who taught, among other things, that managers should stop depending on mass inspection to achieve quality and, instead, focus on improving the production process and building quality into the product in the first place. So what is meant by “lean thinking”? Simply put, lean means using less to do more. Lean thinking is not typically associated with health care, where waste — of time,. | Guiding Principles national for Diabetes Care DIABETES NDEP --- National Diabetes Education Program For Health Care E D U C A nO N Professionals I P R O G R AIM The goal of the National Diabetes Education Program NDEP is to reduce the morbidity and mortality caused by diabetes and its complications through educational efforts that increase awareness of the seriousness of the disease and the value of its management and prevention. Guiding Principles for Diabetes Care For Health Care Professionals is a key resource to help all health care professionals assure that they are providing current quality diabetes care. NDEP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Francine Kaufman . Chair Ann Albright . . Jeffrey Caballero . Judith E. Fradkin . Martha M. Funnell . . . Chair Elect Lawrence Blonde . . . Immediate Past Chair NDEP STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Nurse Practitioners American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Physician Assistants American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists American Association of Diabetes Educators American College of Physicians American Diabetes Association American Dietetic Association American Medical Association American Pharmacists Association Association of American Indian Physicians Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations Black Women s Health Imperative Diabetes Research and Training Centers Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Khmer Health Advocates Inc. Lions Clubs International National Alliance for Hispanic Health National Association of School Nurses National Hispanic Medical Association National Latina Health Network National Medical Association Papa Ola Lokahi The Endocrine Society FEDERAL LIAISONS TO THE NDEP STEERING COMMITTEE Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Diabetes Translation Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Indian Health .