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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956065603321

Autore

Smith Amy C. <1964->

Titolo

Going lean : busting barriers to patient flow / / Amy C. Smith, Robert Barry, Clifford E. Brubaker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, IL, : Health Administration Press, c2008

ISBN

9781567933185

1567933181

9781441636133

1441636137

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 191 p. : ill

Collana

American College of Healthcare Executives management series

Altri autori (Persone)

BarryRobert <1938 Dec. 29->

BrubakerCliff

Disciplina

362.1068

Soggetti

Health facilities - Administration

Hospital care - Quality control

Hospital utilization

Patient satisfaction

Total quality management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The Lean method -- Capacity, backlogs, and scheduling -- Simple patient-flow examples -- Call center: a success story -- Outpatient laboratory: a success story -- Back pain clinic: a success story -- Women's center: a success story -- The Lean general hospital -- Emergency department -- Laboratories -- Admissions -- Surgery -- Inpatient care -- External benchmarking: a success story -- Infection reduction: a success story -- Discharge -- The cash cycle -- Long-term-care facilities.

Sommario/riassunto

"Why is this patient still here?" Has this question crossed your mind while you are walking the halls of your organization? This book explains how the Lean Method can help you keep your patients moving smoothly through treatment. It may sound technical, but it is not. The Lean Method is easy to understand, easy to visualize, and easy to apply. First it will help you identify what is keeping patients waiting. Once you



uncover the barriers to smooth patient flow, you can use the Lean method to develop creative strategies for keeping patients moving. The Lean Method is a management system. It will help you uncover issues, set goals for solving the issues, and measure your progress toward achievement. Lean has worked in real hospitals, real clinics, and real laboratories  The book includes numerous examples and success stories that illustrate the Lean Method in action. It contains specific recommendations for removing the barriers to flow that are commonly uncovered using the Lean Method. When you improve patient flow, you'll see more revenue for the same assets, happier patients, and happier staff. Learn about these strategies for improving patient flow: *Creating on observation unit distinct from inpatient units  *Redesigning compensation systems to favor patient flow  *Urging senior managers to spend time observing  *Requiring progress-tracking charts on everything of interest  *Encouraging caregivers to ask, "Why is this patient still here?"  *Creating a patient-flow desk to centralize admission control