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UNINA9910465368003321 |
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Lean in healthcare / / guest editors, Associate Professor Terry Sloan [and five others] |
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[Bradford, England] : , : Emerald, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (161 p.) |
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Collana |
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Journal of Health Organization and Management, , 1477-7266 ; ; Volume 28 Number 2 |
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Soggetti |
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Health services administration - Standards |
Industrial efficiency |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Editorial advisory board; Guest editorial; Readiness factors for lean implementation in healthcare settings - a literature review; Exploring the nature and impact of leadership on the local implementation of The Productive Ward Releasing Time to Care TM ; Lean in healthcare from employees' perspectives; Does Lean implementation interact with group functioning?; Implementing lean methods in the Emergency Department; Applying lean flows in pathology laboratory remodelling; Squaring the circle of healthcare supplies; Complexity complicates lean: lessons from seven emergency services |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Continual pressures on healthcare budgets coupled with increasing demands and evidence of poor performance have led national and local healthcare organizations to look for methods to improve quality, safety and value in health service delivery. Increasingly this search for solutions has extended beyond the boundaries of healthcare practice to investigate successfully employed methods from other industries. Lean Systems Thinking and continuous improvement activities have come to the attention of healthcare administrators looking for ways to improve organizational performance. Originating in the |
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