Gabow, Patricia A.
The lean prescription : powerful medicine for our ailing healthcare system Patricia A. Gabow, Philip L. Goodman - Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. ©2015 - xxii, 161 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - A Productivity Press book .
"This book is written by a seasoned physician, teacher, and scientist who was the CEO of a large integrated system for 20 years. It is a complete how-to book on implementing a Lean transformation in a health care system that includes not only a hospital but also HMO, CHC, and paramedics. Providing an accessible explanation of the Lean philosophy and tools, the book outlines a detailed approach to Lean implementation. It includes exercises and examples of Lean applications that go beyond the hospital to include CHC, paramedics, and poison centers"--Provided by publisher.
9781482246384 1482246384 (hardback : acid-free paper)
2014034111
Delivery of Health Care--economics--United States
Cost Savings--methods--United States
Health Care Costs--United States
Quality of Health Care--United States
338.4/76151
The lean prescription : powerful medicine for our ailing healthcare system Patricia A. Gabow, Philip L. Goodman - Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. ©2015 - xxii, 161 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - A Productivity Press book .
"This book is written by a seasoned physician, teacher, and scientist who was the CEO of a large integrated system for 20 years. It is a complete how-to book on implementing a Lean transformation in a health care system that includes not only a hospital but also HMO, CHC, and paramedics. Providing an accessible explanation of the Lean philosophy and tools, the book outlines a detailed approach to Lean implementation. It includes exercises and examples of Lean applications that go beyond the hospital to include CHC, paramedics, and poison centers"--Provided by publisher.
9781482246384 1482246384 (hardback : acid-free paper)
2014034111
Delivery of Health Care--economics--United States
Cost Savings--methods--United States
Health Care Costs--United States
Quality of Health Care--United States
338.4/76151