Lean leadership for healthcare : approaches to lean transformation / Ronald G. Bercaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bercaw, Ronald.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services administration.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : CRC Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1 - Lean at a Glance; Chapter 2 - Creating and Deploying a Lean Strategy; Chapter 3 - Leading Change-The Transformation Roadmap-Phase 1: "Get Ready"; Chapter 4 - The Transformation Roadmap-Phase 2: The Acceleration Phase (Improve, Sustain, and Spread); Chapter 5 - The Transformation Road Map-Phase 3: Make Organizational Improvement the "New" Culture; Chapter 6 - Leadership Behaviors and Actions for Success; Chapter 7 - Mitigating Transformation Risk and Avoiding Common Mistakes; Chapter 8 - Closing Thoughts

Glossary of Lean TermsBack Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780429253652

0429253656

9781466515550

1466515554

OCLC:

839685980