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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823295503321

Autore

Black John R

Titolo

The Toyota way to healthcare excellence [[electronic resource] ] : increase efficiency and improve quality with Lean / / John Black with David Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : Health Administration Press, c2008

ISBN

1-56793-317-3

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 255 p. : ill

Collana

American College of Healthcare Executives management series

Altri autori (Persone)

MillerDavid <1944 June 18->

Disciplina

362.1068

Soggetti

Medical care - United States - Quality control

Medical care - United States - Cost effectiveness

Health services administration - United States

Chief executive officers - United States

Hospital administrators - United States

Organizational effectiveness - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

An open letter to healthcare leaders -- Eliminating waste will transform American health care -- A brief history of Lean -- The "Lean house" and model lines -- Your Lean action plan -- Building kaizen leaders -- Flow in a healthcare environment -- Kanban and the supply chain -- Lean comes to Virginia Mason Medical Center -- Virginia Mason Medical Center case studies -- Lean comes to Park Nicollet Health Services -- Park Nicollet Health Services case studies.