Applying lean in healthcare : a collection of international case studies /: a collection of international case studies. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Joe Aherne, John Whelton ; foreword by Jeffrey Clothier.
• Other Names: Aherne, Joe; Whelton, John
• Contents: Introduction to lean healthcare -- Making it lean -- Providing rapid access to a vascular surgery outpatient clinic -- Reorganizing and standardizing supply rooms across a health system -- A quickstart lean method to cut the clutter and get your hospital back into shape -- Applying lean thinking to the outpatient registration process -- Establishing a standardized and efficient client laboratory supplies process -- Improving accommodation and organizational arrangements at an outpatient antenatal clinic -- Improving wait times at a medical oncology unit -- Minimizing the time from 'cooking pot to patient' -- A journey in lean : bringing about change, improving quality for the patient, and developing the culture of a healthcare organization -- Reducing surgery cancellation rates -- The future for lean healthcare.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (vii, 239 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 362.1068; Health services administration; Health services administration; Delivery of health care -- Organization & administration; Delivery of health care -- Economics; Organizational case studies; Quality assurance, Health Care -- Methods; Delivery of Health Care -- organization & administration; Delivery of Health Care -- economics; Efficiency, Organizational; Quality Assurance, Health Care -- methods; Organizational Case Studies; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1299854613; 9781299854611; 9781439827406; 1439827400
• Related ISBNs: 9781439827390; 1439827397
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.