Applying lean in healthcare : a collection of international case studies / / edited by Joe Aherne, John Whelton ; foreword by Jeffrey Clothier.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Aherne, Joe.; Whelton, John.; Clothier, Jeffrey.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: vii, 223 p. :; ill.
• Notes: "A Productivity Press book."

Table of Contents

Introduction to lean healthcare -- Making it lean -- Providing rapid access to a vascular surgery outpatient clinic -- Reorganizing and standardizing supply rooms across a health system -- A quickstart lean method to cut the clutter and get your hospital back into shape -- Applying lean thinking to the outpatient registration process -- Establishing a standardized and efficient client laboratory supplies process -- Improving accommodation and organizational arrangements at an outpatient antenatal clinic -- Improving wait times at a medical oncology unit -- Minimizing the time from 'cooking pot to patient' -- A journey in lean : bringing about change, improving quality for the patient, and developing the culture of a healthcare organization -- Reducing surgery cancellation rates -- The future for lean healthcare.