Lean six sigma for hospitals simple steps to fast, affordable, and flawless healthcare

"Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals explains how to use tested LSS methods and tools to achieve the goals of better, faster, and cheaper healthcare. These strategies follow the patient from the front door of the hospital or emergency room all the way through discharge, examining key aspects of patien...

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Main Author: Arthur, Jay
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York McGraw-Hill 2011
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals explains how to use tested LSS methods and tools to achieve the goals of better, faster, and cheaper healthcare. These strategies follow the patient from the front door of the hospital or emergency room all the way through discharge, examining key aspects of patient flow and quality and also follow the trail of billing and collections to discover major leaks in cash flow. The book emphasizes both the clinical and operational sides, so the 'three demons of healthcare': delay, defects, and deviation, can be reduced"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Title from title page (ebrary, viewed Mar. 22, 2011)
Physical Description:xx, 348 pages illustrations
ISBN:9780071753265
1283004135
9786613004130
9781283004138
0071753265