Lean thinking for healthcare [electronic resource] / Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Latif Al-Hakim, Chris Gonzalez, Joseph Tan, editors.
Wickramasinghe, Nilmini, editor of compilation.
2013
RA971
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Title Lean thinking for healthcare [electronic resource] / Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Latif Al-Hakim, Chris Gonzalez, Joseph Tan, editors.
ISBN 9781461480365 electronic book
1461480361 electronic book
9781461480358
1461480353
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8036-5
Published New York : Springer, [2013?]
Copyright ©2014
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xxxii, 645 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number 10.1007/978-1-4614-8036-5 doi
Call Number RA971
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.1068
Summary A growing, aging population; the rise to epidemic proportions of various chronic diseases; competing, often overlapping medical technologies; and of course, skyrocketing costs compounded by waste and inefficiency - these are just a few of the multifarious challenges currently facing healthcare delivery. An unexpected source of solutions is being imported from the manufacturing sector: lean thinking. "Lean Principles for Healthcare" presents a conceptual framework, management principles, and practical tools for professionals tasked with designing and implementing modern, streamlined healthcare systems or overhauling faulty ones. Focusing on core components such as knowledge management, e-health, patient-centeredness, and collaborative care, chapters illustrate lean concepts in action across specialties (as diverse as nursing, urology, and emergency care) and around the globe. Extended case examples show health systems responding to consumer needs and provider realities with equal efficiency and effectiveness, and improved quality and patient outcomes. Further, contributors tackle the gamut of technological, medical, cultural, and business issues.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 7, 2013).
Added Author Wickramasinghe, Nilmini, editor of compilation.
Series Healthcare delivery in the information age.
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Key Concepts, Tools and Techniques
Applications of Lean Thinking Around the Healthcare World
Macro issues
Micro issues
Case Studies.

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