Leveraging Lean in Surgical Services: Creating a Cost Effective, Standardized, High Quality, Patient-Focused Operation
Joyce Kerpchar, "Leveraging Lean in Surgical Services: Creating a Cost Effective, Standardized, High Quality, Patient-Focused Operation"
English | ISBN: 1482234491 | 2015 | 320 pages | PDF | 41 MB
English | ISBN: 1482234491 | 2015 | 320 pages | PDF | 41 MB
The result of implementing Lean in the surgical suite is a powerful and proven mix that enables members of cross-functional teams to improve their processes, increase efficiency and financial performance. This is a 'how-to' book for a Lean implementation that combines Lean tools and concepts as applied to the surgical suite. The first part of the book provides an overview of Lean with detailed description of the tools used in a Lean implementation. The second half contains a detailed case study which demonstrates how Lean was implemented and the tools used to achieve the desired results.