Applying Lean in Healthcare : A Collection of International Case Studies.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781439827406
- 362.1068
- RA971 -- .A815 2010eb
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 - Introduction to Lean Healthcare -- Chapter 2 - Making It Lean -- Chapter 3 - Providing Rapid Access to a Vascular Surgery Outpatient Clinic -- Chapter 4 - Reorganizing and Standardizing Supply Rooms across a Health System -- Chapter 5 - A Quick-Start Lean Method to Cut the Clutter and Get Your Hospital Back into Shape -- Chapter 6 - Applying Lean Thinking to the Outpatient Registration Process -- Chapter 7 - Establishing a Standardized and Efficient Client Laboratory Supplies Process -- Chapter 8 - Improving Accommodation and Organizational Arrangements at an Outpatient Antenatal Clinic -- Chapter 9 - Improving Wait Times at a Medical Oncology Unit -- Chapter 10 - Minimizing the Time from "Cooking Pot to Patient" -- Chapter 11 - A Journey in Lean-Bringing about Change, Improving Quality for the Patient, and Developing the Culture of a Healthcare Organization -- Chapter 12 - Process Improvements to Reduce Operating Room Cancellations -- Chapter 13 - The Future for Lean Healthcare -- Glossary -- Editors -- Contributors -- Back Cover.
Covering healthcare from clinical to nutritional services, this book provides a collection of international case studies that demonstrate how lean thinking can be applied in the healthcare industry. Offering an international perspective, the text introduces key concepts of lean healthcare and presents real-life examples to illustrate the practical benefits which include more efficient processes, increased patient satisfaction, and cost savings that can result from a lean philosophy. The book features a number of expert contributors who offer practical tips. It also includes a foreword from eminent psychiatry professor Jeffrey Clotheir, MD.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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