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Applying Lean in Healthcare
A Collection of International Case Studies
- 247 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Applying Lean in Healthcare
A Collection of International Case Studies
About this book
Typically entrenched and systemic, healthcare problems require the sort of comprehensive solutions that can only be addressed by a change in culture and a shift in thinking. Applying Lean in Healthcare: A Collection of International Case Studies demonstrates how honest appraisal, intelligent planning, and vigilant follow-up have led to dramatic imp
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Table of contents
- 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 āCooking Pot to Patientā
- Chapter 11 - A Journey in LeanāBringing 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