| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2015041875 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781567937824 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
362.1068 BL TO |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Black, John R. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Toyota way to healthcare excellence : |
| Subtitle |
increase efficiency and improve quality with lean |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
John Black with David Miller and Joni Sensel |
| EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
Chicago, IL : |
| Publisher |
HAP/Health Administration Press, |
| Date |
2016. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxii, 506 p. ; |
| Size |
23 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
ACHE management series |
| GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
The Toyota Production System model, or Lean, is not new. It has been successfully used in manufacturing companies for decades-and is now making dramatic improvements in healthcare institutions as well. This straightforward guide explains what Lean is, how it works, and how to implement the strategy at your organization. What do the production of cars and the care of patients have in common? In both cases, the goal is to deliver high-quality, error-free results. Lean is a proven strategy for providing safe, hassle-free, and cost-effective care. Learn from success stories from healthcare organizations Real-life examples illustrate how well Lean works. These accounts will help you gain a sense of what's involved in implementing Lean in healthcare. How do you get an organization to adopt Lean as its improvement strategy? How do you bring people on board? How do you put the Lean infrastructure in place? How do you even start? These stories will answer your questions about applying Lean, and perhaps most important, convey the remarkable results you can expect. |
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| Topical Heading |
Medical care |
| General |
Quality control |
| Geographic |
United States |
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| Topical Heading |
Medical care |
| General |
Cost effectiveness |
| Geographic |
United States |
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| Topical Heading |
Health services administration |
| Geographic |
United States |
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| Topical Heading |
Chief executive officers |
| Geographic |
United States |
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| Topical Heading |
Hospital administrators |
| Geographic |
United States |
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| Topical Heading |
Organizational effectiveness |
| Geographic |
United States |
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| Name |
Miller, David, |
| Dates |
1944 June 18- |
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| Name |
Sensel, Joni, |
| Dates |
1962- |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
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