{"product_id":"standard-work-for-lean-healthcare-paperback","title":"Standard Work for Lean Healthcare - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas L. Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProven to increase efficiencies in the manufacturing sector, \u003cem\u003eStandard Work\u003c\/em\u003e has become a key element in reducing process waste, ensuring patient safety, and improving healthcare services. Part of the \u003cem\u003eLean Tools for Healthcare\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSeries\u003c\/em\u003e, this reader-friendly book builds on the success of the bestselling, \u003cem\u003eStandard Work for the Shopfloor\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStandard Work for Lean Healthcare\u003c\/strong\u003e explains how to apply this powerful Lean tool to increase patient safety and reduce the cost of providing healthcare services. It illustrates how standardization can help you establish best practices for performing daily work and why it should be the cornerstone for all of your continuous improvement efforts. Presented in an easy-to-assimilate format, the book describes work in terms of cycle time, work in process, takt time, and layout. It also: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefines the key concepts of standard work and explores the essential elements of a continuous improvement culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides detailed guidance through the process of creating, maintaining, and improving standards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the application of standardization and standard work in healthcare with a range of examples \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes access to helpful websites and further reading on standardization, standard work, the 5S System, and Lean healthcare\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA joint effort between the Rona Consulting Group and Productivity Press, this book presents invaluable insights from pioneers in Lean thinking to help you avoid common mistakes that can lead to unnecessary wastes of time and resources. Each richly illustrated chapter includes a chapter summary, reflection questions, and margin assists that highlight key terms, how-to steps, and healthcare examples--making this an essential resource for healthcare professionals starting out on their Lean journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRona Consulting Group \u0026amp; Productivity Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThomas L. Jackson, Editor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas L. Jackson, JD, MBA, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, is the former CEO of Productivity, Inc., and Productivity Press, and a member of the influential Ford Lean Advisory Group. Tom has been a student of lean enterprise since 1988, when he copyedited Hiroyuki Hirano's \u003cem\u003eJIT Factory Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e for Productivity Press and reworked two chapters of Yasuhiro Monden's groundbreaking \u003cem\u003eJapanese Management Accounting\u003c\/em\u003e. Looking at pictures of Japanese factories and reading about how differently the Japanese count their money, Tom became so fanatical about lean that he left his comfortable position as a professor of business at the University of Vermont to start his own lean consulting company--in Malaysia! There, he learned that the powerful techniques of lean enterprise-- JIT, SMED, TPM, and kanban--were only half of the story of Toyota's great success. The other half of the story was \u003cem\u003ehoshin kanri\u003c\/em\u003e (a.k.a. the \"balanced scorecard\") and a revolution in the structure of modern business organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2005, Tom started applying Toyota's operational and management methods in healthcare in a small rural clinic in Seward, Alaska. In 2008, Tom decided to trade his Levi's Dockers for a pair of black scrubs and joined Mike Rona, former president of Seattle's Virginia Mason Medical Center, as a partner in the Rona Consulting Group, where he and Mike are \"transforming healthcare and pursuing perfection.\" In 2007, Tom was awarded a Shingo Prize for his book, \u003cem\u003eHoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2009, Tom was appointed Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services of the University of Washington's School of Public Health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.8 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118948782215,"sku":"9781439837412","price":74.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/856837ebcf7066ff32c162a29dc99798.webp?v=1732537643","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/standard-work-for-lean-healthcare-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}