A growing, aging population; the rise to epidemic proportions of
various chronic diseases; competing, often overlapping medical
technologies; and of course, skyrocketing costs compounded by waste
and inefficiency - these are just a few of the multifarious
challenges currently facing healthcare delivery. An
unexpected source of solutions is being imported from the
manufacturing sector: lean thinking.
"Lean Principles for Healthcare" presents a conceptual
framework, management principles, and practical tools for
professionals tasked with designing and implementing modern,
streamlined healthcare systems or overhauling faulty ones. Focusing
on core components such as knowledge management, e-health,
patient-centeredness, and collaborative care, chapters illustrate
lean concepts in action across specialties (as diverse as nursing,
urology, and emergency care) and around the globe. Extended case
examples show health systems responding to consumer needs and
provider realities with equal efficiency and effectiveness, and
improved quality and patient outcomes. Further, contributors tackle
the gamut of technological, medical, cultural, and business issues,
among them:
Initiatives of service-oriented architecture towards performance
improvementAdapted lean thinking for emergency departmentsLean
thinking in dementia care through smart assistive
technologySupporting preventive healthcare with persuasive
servicesValue stream mapping for lean healthcareA technology
mediated solution to reduce healthcare disparities
Geared toward both how lean ideas can be carried out and how
they are being used successfully in the real world, "Lean
Principles for Healthcare" not only brings expert knowledge to
healthcare managers and health services researchers but to all who
have an interest in superior healthcare delivery."
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