{"product_id":"leveraging-lean-in-healthcare-charles-protzman-9781439813850","title":"Leveraging Lean in Healthcare: Transforming Your Enterprise Into a High Quality Patient Care Delivery System","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of a 2013 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis practical guide for healthcare executives, managers, and frontline workers, provides the means to transform your enterprise into a High-Quality Patient Care Business Delivery System. Designed for continuous reference, its self-contained chapters are divided into three primary sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefines what Lean is and includes some interesting history about Lean not found elsewhere. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes and explains the application of each Lean tool and concept organized in their typical order of use.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how to implement Lean in various healthcare processes--providing examples, case studies, and valuable lessons learned \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will help to take you out of your comfort zone and provide you with new ways to extend value to your customers. It drives home the importance of the Lean Six Sigma journey. The pursuit of continuous improvement is a journey with no end. Consequently, the opportunities are endless as to what you and your organization can accomplish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForty percent of the authors' profits from this book will be donated to help the homeless through two Baltimore charities.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e... well-timed and highly informative for those committed to creating deep levels of sustainable change in healthcare.\u003c\/em\u003e-- Peter B. Angood, MD, FACS, FCCM, Senior Advisor - Patient Safety, in \u003cem\u003eNational Quality Forum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e... the most practical and healthcare applicable book I have ever read on LEAN thinking and concepts. \u003c\/em\u003e-- Gary Shorb, CEO, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e... well written ... an essential reference in the library of all healthcare leaders interested in performance improvement.\u003c\/em\u003e-- Lee M. Adler, DO, VP, Quality and Safety Innovation \u0026amp; Research, Florida Hospital, Orlando; Associate Professor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e... a must read for all Leadership involved in healthcare. ... I can see reading this book over and over.\u003c\/em\u003e-- Brigit Zamora, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, Administrative Nurse Manager, Florida Hospital, Orlando\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Protzman,George Mayzell,Joyce Kerpchar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 143981385X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439813850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Productivity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 8.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 322","brand":"Charles Protzman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088265523455,"sku":"9781439813850","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9baa578-e016-44ab-9104-02f8eda0cf83.jpg?v=1769103954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leveraging-lean-in-healthcare-charles-protzman-9781439813850","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}