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Going Lean
Busting Barriers to Patient Flow
Amy C. Smith; Robert F. Barry, PhD; and Clifford E. Brubaker, PhD
"Why is this patient still here?" Has this question crossed your mind while you are walking the
halls of your organization? This book explains how the Lean method can help you keep patients
moving smoothly through treatment. The Lean method will help you identify what is keeping
patients waiting. Once you uncover the barriers to smooth patient flow, you can use the Lean
method to develop creative strategies for moving patients along.
The book includes numerous examples and success stories that illustrate the Lean method
in action. It contains specific recommendations for removing the barriers to flow that are
commonly uncovered by healthcare organizations using the Lean method.
Softbound, 191 pp, 2008, ISBN 13: 978-1-56793-281-2. An ACHE Management Series book.
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The Lean Advantage
Healthcare Organizations Improve Quality the Toyota Way
Feature articles by Kurt Stuenkel, FACHE, and Taunya Faulkner; and
David Mann, PhD
Providers implementing Lean have consistently reported improved financial performance,
reduction in waste, and fewer costly and painful medical errors. This issue of Frontiers discusses
the Lean approach to process improvement. Learn why the commitment of top management is
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Softbound, 42 pp, Fall 2009, ISSN: 0748-8157. See page 22 for subscription information.
Order code: HGCTF-J500, $35
Explorations In Quality Assessment and Monitoring
The Definition of Quality and Approaches to Its Assessment
Avedis Donabedian, MD, HFACHE
This historic text, published 33 years ago, provides a sound basis for understanding the concept
of healthcare quality. It covers the definition of quality and basic approaches to how it is
assessed.
Softbound, 163 pp, 1980, ISBN 13: 978-0-914904-48-9. Order code: HGCTF-0824, $45
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