Lean Healthcare: 5 keys for improving the workplace environment

Lean Healthcare: 5 Keys to Improving the Healthcare Environment will provide the foundation for Lean or Six Sigma projects in any hospital or clinical department. Key learning features include: digital photos demonstrating Lean and 5S practices in healthcare, identification of who should be doing what part of the activity, form/checksheets/checklists to guide you down the right path, detailed procedures to ensure successful application of the tool, performance strategies providing short sentences summarizing topics, starter tips providing valuable information from Lean sensei and healthcare professionals, and quotes from thought leaders throughout the world. Topics such as project identification, area scans, value stream mapping, value flow analysis, measurements, storyboards, etc. will be explained in detail to the extent that you can begin to use this book in your project immediately.