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The lean prescription : powerful medicine for our ailing healthcare system Patricia A. Gabow, Philip L. Goodman

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: A Productivity Press bookPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.; ©2015Description: xxii, 161 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781482246384
  • 1482246384 (hardback : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.4/76151
Online resources: Summary: "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.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 338.476151 GA LE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0051978

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-155) and index.

"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.

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