Transforming Health Care
eBook - ePub

Transforming Health Care

Virginia Mason Medical Center's Pursuit of the Perfect Patient Experience

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Transforming Health Care

Virginia Mason Medical Center's Pursuit of the Perfect Patient Experience

About this book

For decades, the manufacturing industry has employed the Toyota Production System ? the most powerful production method in the world ? to reduce waste, improve quality, reduce defects and increase worker productivity. In 2001, Virginia Mason Medical Center, an integrated healthcare delivery system in Seattle, Washington set out to achieve its compe

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Information

Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9781439887219
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Note About This Book
  8. Preface: A Surprising Visit
  9. 1 A New Idea
  10. 2 Journey to Japan
  11. 3 The Blue Yarn
  12. 4 Safety Crusade
  13. 5 Ambulatory Care Breakthrough
  14. 6 Transforming Procedural Care
  15. 7 Transforming Inpatient Care
  16. 8 Better, Faster, More Affordable
  17. 9 Management Method
  18. 10 The Journey Continues
  19. Source Notes
  20. Glossary
  21. Appendix
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. Index
  24. About the Author