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  -