Lean hospitals
Subtitle: improving quality, patient safety, and employee satisfaction
By: Mark Graban.
Publisher: Productivity Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781420083804
Subjects: Hospitals -- United States -- Administration.; Hospital care -- United States -- Quality control.; Hospital care -- United States -- Cost effectiveness.; Patients -- United States -- Safety measures.; Hospital Administration -- economics.; Hospital Administration -- methods.; Efficiency, Organizational.; Total Quality Management -- methods.; Total Quality Management -- organization & administration.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The case for lean hospitals; title: Overview of lean for hospitals; title: Value and waste; title: Observing the process and value streams; title: Standardized work as a foundation of lean; title: Lean methods : visual management, 5S, and Kanban; title: Proactive root cause problem solving; title: Preventing errors; title: Improving flow; title: Engaging and leading employees; title: Getting started with lean; title: A vision for a lean hospital.