Lean hospitals improving quality, patient safety, and employee engagement, second edition

"The new edition of this Shingo Prize-winning international bestseller lays out a framework for defining and understanding Lean hospitals. It starts off by examining the challenges faced by hospitals, including rising costs, falling reimbursement rates, employee retention, and patient safety an...

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Main Author: Graban, Mark
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Fla. CRC Press 2012
Edition:2nd ed
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"The new edition of this Shingo Prize-winning international bestseller lays out a framework for defining and understanding Lean hospitals. It starts off by examining the challenges faced by hospitals, including rising costs, falling reimbursement rates, employee retention, and patient safety and satisfaction. Full of examples and case studies, the second edition has been updated to reflect current pressures on hospitals, including the Affordable Care Act, and includes new and updated case studies. New material includes discussions on process audits, performance measures and suggestion management as well as a new chapter on strategy deployment"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Title from title screen. - "Version date: 20110707."
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781439870440
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