Lean hospitals : improving quality, patient safety, and employee engagement / Mark Graban ; foreword by John Toussaint.
"Lean Hospitals, Third Edition explains how to use the Lean methodology and mindsets to improve safety, quality, access, and morale while reducing costs, increasing capacity, and strengthening the long-term bottom line. This updated edition ... explains how Lean practices can help reduce frustr...
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CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- The need for lean
- Overview of lean for hospitals and health systems
- Value and waste
- Observing the process and value streams
- Standardized work as a foundation of lean
- Lean methods : visual management, 5S, and kanban
- Proactive root cause problem solving
- Preventing errors and harm
- Improving flow
- Lean design
- Engaging and leading employees
- Getting started with lean
- A vision for a lean hospital and health system.