TY - BOOK AU - Graban,Mark TI - Lean hospitals: improving quality, patient safety, and employee satisfaction SN - 9781420083804 (pbk.) AV - RA971 .G647 2009 U1 - 362.11068 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Hospitals KW - United States KW - Administration KW - Hospital care KW - Quality control KW - Cost effectiveness KW - Patients KW - Safety measures KW - Hospital Administration KW - economics KW - methods KW - Efficiency, Organizational KW - Total Quality Management KW - organization & administration N1 - "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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0817/2008018811.html ER -