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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Quality Improvement > Doing More with Less: Lean Thinking and Patient Safety in Health Care Doing More with Less: Lean Thinking and Patient Safety in Health Care JCAHO Softcover Book: 150 pages ISBN 0866889515 JCAHO  February 2006 Price $75.00 (Amazon's prices are always equal to, or less than, JCAHO's prices)   Recommended by JCAHO, this book serves as an overview of "lean thinking": breaking down the concepts of the lean thinking process, and offering practical information and advice based on what has worked for other health care organizations. This resource has been written for all health care organization types. "Lean thinking" is a Japanese quality improvement methodology first used in manufacturing, but is now being introduced into many other fields. Its unique focus is on removing waste in a production or service process to improve operating efficiency and product value to the customer. Lean thinking has now made its way into health care and is receiving increasing attention in that arena. Special features of this book include coverage of these topics: What is Lean Thinking? The Five Steps of Lean Thinking Lean Thinking and Its Application to Health Care Meeting the Challenges of Lean in a Health Care Organization Lean Thinking in Health Care Case Studies and more JCAHO's mission is to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations. The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization, established more than 50 years ago. Joint Commission is governed by a board that includes physicians, nurses, and consumers. Joint Commission sets the standards by which health care quality is measured in America and around the world. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the US. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Since 1951, the Joint Commission has maintained state-of-the-art standards that focus on improving the quality and safety of care provided by health care organizations. The Joint Commission's comprehensive accreditation process evaluates an organization's compliance with these standards and other accreditation requirements. (information from JCAHO, the publisher) You may also be interested in these important periodicals: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management   Health Law Week  Healthcare Risk Management  You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go to / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore /