Leveraging Lean in Healthcare

Name: Leveraging Lean in Healthcare
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Winner of a 2013 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award\nThis practical guide for healthcare executives, managers, and frontline workers, provides the means to transform your enterprise into a High-Quality Patient Care Business Delivery System. Designed for continuous reference, its self-contained chapters are divided into three primary sections:\n--Defines what Lean is and includes some interesting history about Lean not found elsewhere.\n--Describes and explains the application of each Lean tool and concept organized in their typical order of use. \n--Explains how to implement Lean in various healthcare processes\u2014providing examples, case studies, and valuable lessons learned\nThis book will help to take you out of your comfort zone and provide you with new ways to extend value to your customers. It drives home the importance of the Lean Six Sigma journey. The pursuit of continuous improvement is a journey with no end. Consequently, the opportunities are endless as .