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Accelerating health care transformation with lean and innovation : the Virginia Mason experience /

"Lean methodology has proven effective in reducing costs and waste, and improving quality and value. Unfortunately, many in health care interpret lean's emphasis on reducing variation and standardizing work as anti-innovation. The book describes how VMMC has systematically integrated the s...

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Main Authors: Plsek, Paul E
Published: CRC Press,
Publisher Address: Boca Raton, FL :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Public health > Washington State
Medical care > Washington State
Delivery of Health Care > Washington
Health Facilities > Washington
Organizational Innovation > Washington
Patient Care Management > methods > Washington
Summary: "Lean methodology has proven effective in reducing costs and waste, and improving quality and value. Unfortunately, many in health care interpret lean's emphasis on reducing variation and standardizing work as anti-innovation. The book describes how VMMC has systematically integrated the structures, methods and cultural practices from the creativity and innovation literature into its implementation of lean. The theme of the book will be to show not just conceptually, but through VMMC's actual experiences how lean and innovation can work hand-in-hand to both incrementally improve and radicall
Carrier Form: xix, 196 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index.
ISBN: 9781482203837 (hardback) :
1482203839 (hardback)
Index Number: RA447
CLC: R199.712
Call Number: R199.712/P732

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