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100			_aGabow, Patricia A.
245		4	_aThe lean prescription : powerful medicine for our ailing healthcare system
260			_aBoca Raton, FL : _bCRC Press _c2015
300			_axxii, 161 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
490			_aA Productivity Press book
520			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) and index.
520			_a""This book is written by a seasoned physician, teacher, and scientist who was the CEO of a large integrated system for 20 years. It is a complete how-to book on implementing a Lean transformation in a health care system that includes not only a hospital but also HMO, CHC, and paramedics. Providing an accessible explanation of the Lean philosophy and tools, the book outlines a detailed approach to Lean implementation. It includes exercises and examples of Lean applications that go beyond the hospital to include CHC, paramedics, and poison centers""--Provided by publisher."
650			_aHealth Facilities
650			_aHospitals
690			_aDelivery of Health Care-economics-United States
690			_aCost Savings-methods-United States
690			_aHealth Care Costs-United States
690			_aQuality of Health Care-United States
700			_aGoodman, Philip L.
999			_c82987 _d82987