Kaizen Workshops for Lean Healthcare Contributor(s): Jackson, Thomas L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1439841527 ISBN-13: 9781439841525 Publisher: Productivity Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Manufacturing - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Administration |
Dewey: 362.106 |
LCCN: 2012035014 |
Series: Lean Tools for Healthcare |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7" W x 9.9" (0.55 lbs) 120 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Part of the Lean Tools for Healthcare series, this user-friendly book will help to improve your understanding of kaizen. It describes exactly what a kaizen event is and details all the phases necessary for implementing continuous improvement practices in your healthcare organization. Kaizen Workshops for Lean Healthcare Throughout the book, you will be asked to reflect on questions that will help you apply the concepts and techniques in your own workplace. Defining the key concepts and elements of the production of healthcare services, the text delineates the differences between healthcare processes and the individual cycles of work that those processes link together. It also:
If your healthcare organization fully applies the steps detailed in this book, it will gain much more than the knowledge of how to conduct a workshop. Through kaizen, you will empower your employees to make positive change a reality. And incrementally, kaizen workshops will become more than isolated events--they will become the way all work is done in your organization. |