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Lean hospitals : improving quality, patient safety, and employee satisfaction / Mark Graban ; foreword by J. Michael Rona.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009.Description: xxiii, 252 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781420083804 (pbk.)
  • 1420083805 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.11068 22
LOC classification:
  • RA971 .G647 2009
NLM classification:
  • 2008 K-345
  • WX 157
Online resources:
Contents:
The case for lean hospitals -- Overview of lean for hospitals -- Value and waste -- Observing the process and value streams -- Standardized work as a foundation of lean -- Lean methods : visual management, 5S, and Kanban -- Proactive root cause problem solving -- Preventing errors -- Improving flow -- Engaging and leading employees -- Getting started with lean -- A vision for a lean hospital.
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"A Productivity Press book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The case for lean hospitals -- Overview of lean for hospitals -- Value and waste -- Observing the process and value streams -- Standardized work as a foundation of lean -- Lean methods : visual management, 5S, and Kanban -- Proactive root cause problem solving -- Preventing errors -- Improving flow -- Engaging and leading employees -- Getting started with lean -- A vision for a lean hospital.

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