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Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals : Improving Patient Safety, Patient Flow and the Bottom Line, Second Edition / Jay Arthur.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Arthur, Jay, 1951- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hospitals--Administration--methods.
Hospitals.
Efficiency, Organizational.
Quality of Health Care--organization & administration.
Quality of Health Care.
Total quality management--methods.
Total quality management.
Hospitals--Administration.
Organizational effectiveness.
Medical care--Quality control.
Medical care.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Edition:
2nd edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2016].
Language Note:
In English.
Summary:
A fully updated, practical guide to Lean Six Sigma applications in the healthcare industry.
Contents:
Cover Page
Halftitle Page
About the Author
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 A Faster Hospital in Five Days
Goal: Accelerate the Patient?s Experience of Healthcare
A Faster Emergency Department in Five Days
Faster Door-to-Balloon (D2B or DTB) Time in Five Days
A Faster Operating Room in Five Days
Faster Medical Imaging in Five Days
A Faster Lab in Five Days
A Faster Nursing Unit in Five Days
Case Study: Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC)
Simple Steps to Better, Faster, Cheaper Healthcare
The Problem Isn?t Where You Think It Is
Take the Dominos Challenge
How to Get a Faster Hospital in Five Days
Chapter 2 Lean for Accelerated Patient Flow
Mind the Gap
Value-Stream Mapping and Spaghetti Diagramming
If They Can Do It in Botswana
The Fast Eat the Slow
Core Score
Speed Saves Lives
You Already Understand Lean
The Power Laws of Speed
Economies of Speed
The Toyota Production System
Core Ideas of Lean
Toyota?s Five Rules
The Lean Mindset
The Seven Speed Bumps of Lean
The Five S?s
Value-Stream Mapping
Pull Versus Push
Redesign for One-Piece Flow
Lean Tools
Walking Is Waste
Lean Principle?Load Leveling
Lean Principle?Minimize Inventory
Cleveland Clinic Case Study
Chapter 3 Simple Steps to a Better Hospital
Memorial Hermann Case Study
A Better Emergency Department (ED) in Five Days
A Better Clinical Staff in Five Days
A Better Operating Room (OR) in Five Days
A Better Pharmacy
Better Order Accuracy in Five Days
Better Medical Imaging in Five Days
A Better Lab in Five Days
A Better Nursing Unit in Five Days
Better Diagnoses
A Better ICU in Five Days
Misuse of Antibiotics
Bar Codes Bust Medication Errors
I Pledge Allegiance to Science and Evidence
Simple Steps to a Better Hospital in Five Days
Chapter 4 Reducing Defects with Six Sigma
Invisible Low-Hanging Fruit
Six Sigma?s Problem-Solving Process
Getting to Lean Six Sigma
Key Tools for Defect Reduction.
The 4-50 Rule
Reducing Patient Falls: A Case Study
Mistake-Proofing Forms to Improve Quality
Six Sigma Tar Pits
Become a Lean Six Sigma Detective
Mistakes, Defects, and Errors
Measurement Simplicity
Accidents Don?t Just Happen
Analysis Is Easy ? If You Know What to Look For
Chapter 5 Simple Steps to a Cheaper (More Profitable) Hospital
Faster + Better = Cheaper and More Profitable!
Reducing Denied Claims in Five Days
Reducing Rejected Claims in Five Days
Reducing Appealed Claims in Five Days
How to Get a Cheaper Hospital in Five Days
Insights
Conclusion
Chapter 6 Six Sigma for Hospitals
Double Your Profits
Manufacturing and Service
Tricks of the Trade
The Faster, Better, Cheaper Toolkit
Every Business Has Two Sources of Cash Flow
Every Business Process Has Three Big Leaks
Every Business Has Two Improvement Focuses
The Universal Improvement Method
Lean Six Sigma
Chapter 7 Excel Power Tools for Lean Six Sigma
Trend Lines Can Tell Lies
What Is a Pareto Chart?
What Is a Histogram?
What Is a Fishbone Diagram?
What Is a Countermeasures Matrix?
Why Get SPC Software?
The QI Macros for Excel
The QI Macros Are Easy to Use
QI Macros Introduction
Power Tools for Lean Six Sigma
Analyzing Customer-Service Data Hidden in Trouble-Reporting Systems
Setting Up Your Data in Excel
Data Collection and Measurement for Six Sigma
Mistake-Proof Data Collection
Troubleshooting Problems
Technical Support
Chartjunk
Get the Idea?
Chapter 8 Is There an Improvement Project in My Data?
Data Mining with Excel and the QI Macros PivotTable Wizard
Word Count
PivotTable Wizard
Chapter 9 Sustaining Improvement
Performance Drift
Process Control System
Process Flowchart
Standard Work
Control Charts for Sustaining the Improvement
What Chart Do I Choose?
Control Plan
Chapter 10 Laser-Focused Process Innovation
Focusing the Improvement Effort
Critical-to-Quality Indicators (CTQs)
SIPOC
Balanced Scorecard
Mayo Clinic Case Study in Innovation
Quality Management Systems.
Chapter 11 Statistical Tools for Lean Six Sigma
Hypothesis Testing
Hypothesis Testing for Variation
Hypothesis Testing for Means
Analysis of Variance
Are Your Data Normal?
Tests of Proportion
Chi-Square Tests in Excel
Determining Sample Sizes
QI Macros Statistics Wizard
Chapter 12 Change Management
Three Stages of Change
Key Components of Managing Change
Plan
Inspire the Team
The Power of Diffusion
Change Management Transition Planning
Physician Engagement to Lead Cultural Transformation
The Best Work Anywhere Should Be the Standard of Work Everywhere
Chapter 13 Theory of Constraints
Hospitals Are Complex, but Problems Are Simple
Theory of Constraints
The TOC Process
Chapter 14 Implementing Lean Six Sigma in Hospitals
WIIFM
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
CONI?Cost of No Improvement
Decisive Force
Crisis Junkies
Minor in Major Things
Getting the Right People Involved with Lean Six Sigma
The Improvement Mindset
Talent Versus Process
New CEOs Can Kill Lean Six Sigma
Be a Money Belt
Our Reward Systems Are Broken
Barriers to Lean Six Sigma
Here?s My Point
Management by Quality (MBQ)
Why Do Six Sigma Teams Fail?
"Bridezilla" Meets Lean Six Sigma
Making Lean Six Sigma Successful
What?s Wrong with Most Lean Six Sigma Training?
Are You a Lean Six Sigma Salmon?
Risk-Free Way to Implement Lean Six Sigma
Can Lean Six Sigma Kill Your Hospital?
Assets and Liabilities
Innovation Rules
Conflicting Goals
Honor Your Progress
The Hard Work Is Soft
Lean Six Sigma Roles
Get a Faster, Better, Cheaper Hospital
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill, 2016. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
Description based on e-Publication PDF.
Other Format:
Print version: Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals, Improving Patient Safety, Patient Flow and the Bottom Line, Second Edition,
ISBN:
9781259641091 (e-ISBN)
1259641090 (e-ISBN)
9781259641084 (print-ISBN)
1259641082 (print-ISBN)
OCLC:
946605570
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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