03034nam 2200601 450 991046536800332120200903223051.01-78441-199-X(CKB)3710000000212736(EBL)1752825(SSID)ssj0001376829(PQKBManifestationID)11896205(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001376829(PQKBWorkID)11307666(PQKB)10168915(MiAaPQ)EBC1752825(Au-PeEL)EBL1752825(CaPaEBR)ebr10900570(CaONFJC)MIL653482(OCoLC)885122554(EXLCZ)99371000000021273620140913h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLean in healthcare /guest editors, Associate Professor Terry Sloan [and five others][Bradford, England] :Emerald,2014.©20141 online resource (161 p.)Journal of Health Organization and Management,1477-7266 ;Volume 28 Number 2Description based upon print version of record.1-322-22202-9 1-78441-198-1 Includes bibliographical references.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 servicesContinual 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 theJournal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 28, Issue 2Health services administrationStandardsIndustrial efficiencyElectronic books.Health services administrationStandards.Industrial efficiency.362.10684Sloan TerryMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465368003321Lean in healthcare2014744UNINA