The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen: Leadership for a Continuously Learning and Improving Organization

by Mark Graban and Joseph E. Swartz

Book Overview

Hospitals and health systems are facing many challenges, including shrinking reimbursements and the need to improve patient safety and quality. A growing number of healthcare organizations are turning to the Lean management system as an alternative to traditional cost cutting and layoffs. "Kaizen," which is translated from Japanese as "good change" or "change for the better," is a core pillar of the Lean strategy for today's best healthcare organizations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466586419
• ISBN13: 9781466586413
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Productivity Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"