| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 129 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Lean tools for healthcare series |
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Lean tools for healthcare series.
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| Contents |
1. Getting started -- 2. Introduction and overview -- 3. The first pillar : sort -- 4. The second pillar : set in order -- 5. The third pillar : shine -- 6. The fourth pillar : standardize -- 7. The fifth pillar : sustain -- 8. Reflections and conclusions |
| Summary |
After decades of trying to improve results by focusing on results, healthcare organizations are realizing that the achievement of true excellence requires a systematic approach to managing for excellence. They are beginning to understand that they must create a culture that will encourage and allow sustainable improvements to flourish. Based on the highly successful 5S business and industry improvement model, 5S for healthcare offers change agents in the healthcare industry an approach that is simple as it is obtainable. Through implementation of the five elements: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain, the stakeholders in your organization will come to realize that they are not wasting their time chasing the latest greatest initiative, but instead are creating an atmosphere of improvement they they will benefit from |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Health services administration.
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Industrial productivity.
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Quality control.
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Health Facility Administration
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Efficiency, Organizational
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Quality Assurance, Health Care -- methods
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Quality Control
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quality control.
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MEDICAL -- Administration.
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MEDICAL -- Practice Management & Reimbursement.
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Health services administration
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Industrial productivity
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| Genre/Form |
Methods (Music)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jackson, Thomas Lindsay, 1949-
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| ISBN |
9781439803516 |
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143980351X |
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1439803501 |
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9781439803509 |
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