The Lean Healthcare Handbook
The Lean Healthcare Handbook
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The book shows readers exactly how to use Lean tools to design healthcare work that is smooth, efficient, error free and focused on patients and patient outcomes.
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The Lean Healthcare Handbook by Thomas Pyzdek
Part I: Lean Tools and Techniques.- 1. Introduction to Lean and Muda (Waste).- 2. Product Family Matrices.- 3. Spaghetti Diagrams.- 4. Value Stream Maps.- 5. Lean Value Stream Design.- 6. Standardized Work Design.- 7. 5S.- 8. Fast Work Changeover.- Part II: Continuous Improvement and Kaizen.- 9. Introduction to Continuous Improvement.- 10. Process Mapping- 11. Statistical Thinking.- 12. Descriptive Statistics.- 13. X-Charts.- 14. Pareto Analysis.- 15. Graphical Data Analysis.- 16. Problem Solving Tools.- 17. Project Management.- 18. Kaizen Events.- 19. A3 Thinking.
Thomas Pyzdek is an internationally respected expert in process excellence. Through the Pyzdek Institute, he offers online training and certification in Six Sigma, Lean and Lean Six Sigma. Pyzdek serves on numerous editorial boards and has helped found such journals as The Quality Management Journal, Quality Engineering and International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9783030699031 |
| ISBN 10 | 303069903X |
| Title | The Lean Healthcare Handbook |
| Author | Thomas Pyzdek |
| Series | Management For Professionals |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Year published | 2022-04-29 |
| Number of pages | 252 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |