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Author Bercaw, Ronald, author.

Title Lean leadership for healthcare : approaches to lean transformation / Ronald G. Bercaw ; foreword by John P. Poole
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, [2013]
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 226 pages) : illustrations
Contents Lean at a glance -- Creating and deploying a lean strategy -- Leading change: the transformation roadmap, phase 1: "get ready" -- The transformation roadmap: phase 2, the acceleration phase (improve, sustain, and spread) -- The transformation road map: phase 3, make organizational improvement the "new" culture -- Leadership behaviors and actions for success -- Mitigating transformation risk and avoiding common mistakes -- Closing thoughts -- Glossary of lean terms
Summary Healthcare organizations that have already applied Lean thinking to their processes, with the diligence of effective management and strong leadership support, are now realizing the benefits of their efforts. And, many of those benefits surpass what was thought possible just a few years ago. To be successful, these organizations had to provide the leadership to arrive at their future state. Written by a Shingo Prize-winning author and Lean sensei, Lean Leadership for Healthcare: Approaches to Lean Transformation explains how to apply Lean improvement to both clinical
Notes "A Productivity Press Book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from resource home page (ebrary, viewed October 20, 2015)
Subject Health services administrators.
Leadership.
Management.
Delivery of Health Care -- organization & administration
Efficiency, Organizational
Health Services Administration -- methods
Leadership
management.
MEDICAL -- Administration.
MEDICAL -- Practice Management & Reimbursement.
Health services administrators
Leadership
Management
Form Electronic book
Author Poole, John P., writer of foreward
LC no. 2013370315
ISBN 9781466515550
1466515554
9781299710979
1299710972