Lean done right [electronic resource] : achieve and maintain reform in your healthcare organization / Thomas G. Zidel.

ISBN:

9781567934229

Title:

Author:

Zidel, Thomas G., 1949-

Personal Author:

Zidel, Thomas G., 1949-

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 175 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

American College of Healthcare Executives management series

Contents:

Death by Kaizen event -- Lean implementation model -- Strategically directed action -- Creating a lean culture -- Culture-creating path -- Properly planned launch -- Appropriate training -- Departmental implementation -- Jidoka, Kaizen, and respect for people -- Systems thinking -- System-creating path -- Identify the value streams -- Map the value streams -- Create the value stream work plan -- Strategy deployment -- Implement the value stream work plan -- Heijunka and a value stream focus -- Lean enterprise.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Health services administration.

Industrial efficiency.

Lean manufacturing.

Quality Assurance, Health Care -- methods.

Efficiency, Organizational.

Health Care Reform -- methods.

Total Quality Management -- methods.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

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Summary

Winner of the Axiom Business Book Award Silver Medal - Operations Management and Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award!

Your healthcare organization cannot afford to waste time, money, or resources on an improper Lean implementation. You want to create a culture of continuous improvement, not a regime of tools that address problem areas but have short-lived results.

Lean Done Right: Achieve and Maintain Reform in Your Healthcare Organization provides a roadmap for launching a transformative and sustainable Lean initiative. The Lean implementation model focuses on strategically directed action, developing a lean organizational culture, and enhancing the care delivery system.

Chapters include:

Death by Kaizen Event A Lean Implementation Model Strategically Directed Action The Culture-Creating Path Implement the Value Stream Work Plan The System-Creating Path Instructor Resources: PowerPoint slides of the exhibits from selected chapters.

Author Notes

Thomas G. Zidel is president of Lean Hospitals, a consulting company that provides facilitation and training to healthcare organizations. Mr. Zidel has more than 25 years of experience in Lean and Six Sigma implementation. During his career, Mr. Zidel has trained or mentored hundreds of healthcare professionals; this book is an outgrowth of his experience teaching his unique approach to Lean implementation.