Applying lean in healthcare : a collection of international case studies / edited by Joe Aherne, John Whelton ; foreword by Jeffrey Clothier.

Other author Aherne, Joe.
Other author Whelton, John.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoca Raton : CRC Press, ©2010.
Descriptionvii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Health services administration.
Delivery of Health Care--organization & administration.
Delivery of Health Care--economics.
Efficiency, Organizational.
Organizational Case Studies.
Quality Assurance, Health Care--methods.

Contents Introduction to lean healthcare -- Making it lean / Hilary Grey -- Providing rapid access to a vascular surgery outpatient clinic / Simon Dodds -- Reorganizing and standardizing supply rooms across a health system / Franciscan Health System -- A quick-start lean method to cut the clutter and get your hospital back into shape / Kelley Williamson -- Applying lean thinking to the outpatient registration process / Deborah Miller -- Establishing a standardized and efficient client laboratory supplies process / Christian Buchsteiner -- Improving accommodation and organizational arrangements at an outpatient antenatal clinic / Brendan Murphy -- Improving wait times at a medical oncology unit / Carlos F. Pinto -- Minimizing the time from "cooking pot to patient" / Judy-Ann Wybenga -- A journey in lean : bringing about change, improving quality for the patient, and developing the culture of a healthcare organization / John Coleman and Tim Franklin -- Process improvements to reduce operating room cancellations / Mimi Kokosak, Samuel B. Welch, and Teresa Stevens - The future for lean healthcare / Timothy D. Hill.
General note"A Productivity Press book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009043908
ISBN9781439827390 (alk. paper)
ISBN1439827397 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks RA971 .A815 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold