Healthcare Kaizen - Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Continuous Improvements

About the author

Mark Graban is an author, consultant, and speaker in the field of lean healthcare. He is the author of Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Engagement (2nd edition). Mark has worked as a consultant and coach to healthcare organizations throughout North America and Europe. He was formerly a senior fellow with the Lean Enterprise Institute and continues to serve as a faculty member. Mark is also the Chief Improvement Officer for KaiNexus, a startup software company that helps healthcare organizations manage continuous improvement efforts.
Joseph E. Swartz is the Director of Business Transformation for Franciscan St.Francis Health of Indianapolis, IN. He has been leading continuous improvement efforts for 18 years, including 7 years in healthcare, and has led more than 200 Lean and Six Sigma improvement projects. Joseph is the co-author of Seeing David in the Stone and was previously an instructor at the University of Wisconsin. Joseph earned an MS in Management from Purdue University as a Krannert Scholar for academic excellence.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Graban, Mark (Chief Improvement Officer Graban, Mark Swartz Graban, Graban Mark, Joseph E. Swartz, Swartz Joseph E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138431836
• ISBN: 978-1-138-43183-6
• No. of pages: 404
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Administration, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control, Other manufacturing technologies, Engineering: general, Production & quality control management, Health systems & services, Public ownership / nationalization, Health systems and services