Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction
by Mark Graban
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages252 pages
ISBN
9781420083804
Published
2008
Description
Winner of a drawing on his years of working with hospitals, Mark Graban explains why and how lean can be used to improve safety, quality, and efficiency in a healthcare setting. After highlighting the benefits of lean me...Winner of a drawing on his years of working with hospitals, Mark Graban explains why and how lean can be used to improve safety, quality, and efficiency in a healthcare setting. After highlighting the benefits of lean methods for patients, employees, physicians, and the hospital itself, he explains how lean manufacturing staples such as value stream mapping and process observation can help hospital personnel identify and eliminate waste in their own processes -- effectively preventing delays for patients, reducing wasted motion for caregivers, and improving the quality of care.
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