"This book is a pivotal reference source for research material on emerging strategies and methods for delivering optimal healthcare opportunities and solutions, highlighting issues relating to decision making, process optimization, and technological applications"--Provided by publisher.
"This book is a pivotal reference source for research material on emerging strategies and methods for delivering optimal healthcare opportunities and ...
Nilmini Wickramasinghe Latif Al-Hakim Chris Gonzalez
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,...
A growing, aging population; the rise to epidemic proportions of various chronic diseases; competing, often overlapping medical technologies; and o...