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Toyota way to healthcare excellence : increase efficiency and improve quality with Lean

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Black, John R, Miller, David. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX150 B627t 2008

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs); Eliminating waste will transform American health care; A brief history of Lean; The "Lean House" and model lines; Your Lean action plan; Building kaizen leaders; Flow in a healthcare environment; Kanban and the supply chain; Lean comes to Virginia Mason …

Author: Black, John R; Miller, David

Place of Publication: Chicago, IL

Publisher: Health Administration Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: ACHE management series

Subjects: Health Facilities - organization & administration; Efficiency, Organizational; Organizational Innovation; Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods; United States

Abstract: An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs); Eliminating waste will transform American health care; A brief history of Lean; The "Lean House" and model lines; Your Lean action plan; Building kaizen leaders; Flow in a healthcare environment; Kanban and the supply chain; Lean comes to Virginia Mason Medical Center; Virginia Mason Medical Center case studies; Lean comes to Park Nicollet Health Services; Park Nicollet Health Services case studies

ISBN: 9781567932935; 1567932932

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: WX150 B627t 2008

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222 secrets of hiring, managing, and retaining great employees in healthcare practices

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Levoy, Bob, Levoy, Robert P. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W76 L619 2007

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Alternate Title: Two hundred twenty two secrets of hiring, managing, and retaining great employees in healthcare practices

Author: Levoy, Bob; Levoy, Robert P

Place of Publication: Sudbury, MA

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xviii, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Health Manpower - organization & administration; Personnel Management - methods; Health Personnel - organization & administration; Personnel Administration, Hospital

ISBN: 9780763738686; 0763738689

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: W76 L619 2007

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Patient safety and quality : an evidence-based handbook for nurses

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United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WY100 P298h 2008

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

v.1: Patient safety and quality; Evidence-based practice; Patient-centered care; v.2: Working conditions : work environment; Critical opportunities for patient safety and quality; v.3: Tools for improvement

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Corporate Author: United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Editor: Hughes, Ronda G

Place of Publication: Rockville, MD

Publisher: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 3v.

Series: AHRQ publication no. 08-0043

Subjects: Patient Care - standards; Patient Care - nursing; Nursing; Safety Management - standards; Health Facilities - organization & administration; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Medical Errors - prevention & control; Patient-Centered Care; Quality of Health Care; Occupational Health; Patient Care Management; Evidence-Based Medicine

Abstract: v.1: Patient safety and quality; Evidence-based practice; Patient-centered care; v.2: Working conditions : work environment; Critical opportunities for patient safety and quality; v.3: Tools for improvement

ISBN: 978587633539 (v.1); 978587633546 (v.2); 978587633553 (v.3)

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WY100 P298h 2008

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Common sense guide to improving palliative care

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Lynn, Joanne. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2007.

Audience: Professional

An orientation; Basics of quality improvement; Advance care planning; Preventing, assessing, and treating pain; Assuring comfort; Caring for caregivers; Continuity and transfers; Chronic care: heart and lung failure; Nursing home quality: pressure ulcers; Improving care for people with advanced dem…

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Author: Lynn, Joanne

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2007

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Palliative Care - organization & administration; Terminal Care - organization & administration; Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods; United States

Abstract: An orientation; Basics of quality improvement; Advance care planning; Preventing, assessing, and treating pain; Assuring comfort; Caring for caregivers; Continuity and transfers; Chronic care: heart and lung failure; Nursing home quality: pressure ulcers; Improving care for people with advanced dementia and their families; Improving intensive care units; Building a palliative care program; Hospice program quality; End-of-life care, spiritual support, and bereavement; Beyond quality improvement: policy improvement

ISBN: 9780195310412; 0195310411

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Cost of hospital stays : why costs vary

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Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W74 DC2 C212c 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: vii, 62 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Health Care Costs; Economics, Medical; Health Expenditures; Health Services Administration; Hospital Administration; Hospitalization; Statistics; Canada

ISBN: 9781554652129

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W74 DC2 C212c 2008

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Patient safety handbook for healthcare providers

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BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2009?.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX185 B862p 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2009?

Physical Description: 18 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: BC Cancer Agency; Safety Management - standards; Emergencies; Patients; Risk Management; Health Personnel; Medical Errors; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Guideline

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WX185 B862p 2009

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Leading your healthcare organization to excellence : a guide to using the Baldrige criteria

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Spath, Patrice L. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press , 2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W 84 AA1 S738 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Spath, Patrice L

Place of Publication: Chicago, IL

Publisher: Health Administration Press

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: xx, 244 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series: ACHE management series

Subjects: Health Services Administration - standards; Quality Assurance, Health Care - standards; Total Quality Management; Organizational Innovation; Health Facility Administrators; Benchmarking; United States

ISBN: 9781567932331; 1567932339

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: W 84 AA1 S738 2005

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library

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20 tips to help you be part of the healthcare team : patient safety is #1

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BC Cancer Agency. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2009?.

Audience: Patient or Public

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2009?

Physical Description: 9 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: BC Cancer Agency; Safety Management - standards; Patients; Risk Management; Professional-Patient Relations; Health Personnel; Medical Errors; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Guideline

Language: English

Material Type: Booklet; Handout

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

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Understanding patient safety

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Wachter, Robert M. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical , 2008.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Wachter, Robert M

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Publication Date: 2008

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Medical Errors - prevention & control; Safety Management - methods

ISBN: 9780071482776; 0071482776

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Dietary supplements : a framework for evaluating safety

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Institute of Medicine, National Research Council, Committee on the Framework for Evaluating the Safety of Dietary Supplements. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2005.