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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791860103321

Autore

Kenney Charles.

Titolo

Transforming health care : Virginia Mason Medical Center's pursuit of the perfect patient experience / / Charles Kenney ; foreword by Donald M. Berwick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-429-24868-7

1-4398-8721-7

1-283-00475-5

9786613004758

1-4398-6309-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BerwickDonald M <1946-> (Donald Mark)

Disciplina

362.12068

Soggetti

Health services administration - United States

Health facilities - Administration - Standards - United States

Medical care - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Contents; Foreword; Note About This Book; Preface: A Surprising Visit; Chapter One. A New Idea; Chapter Two. Journey to Japan; Chapter Three. The Blue Yarn; Chapter Four. Safety Crusade; Chapter Five. Ambulatory Care Breakthrough; Chapter Six. Transforming Procedural Care; Chapter Seven. Transforming Inpatient Care; Chapter Eight. Better, Faster, More Affordable; Chapter Nine. Management Method; Chapter Ten. The Journey Continues; Source Notes; Glossary; Appendix; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

A chronicle of one of the most unusual series of events in the history of medicine, this book tells the story a group of men and women  clinicians, administrators, frontline workers, trustees, and leaders blessed with vision, courage, and a relentless determination to improve. It is the story of a medical center transformed. Ultimately, it is the story of a new and possibly better way to take on the challenge we face in the United States today to provide superb medical care to our



people while at the same time controlling costs--Provided by publisher.