Streamlining Health Care Operations How Lean Logistics Can Transform Health Care Organizations

Using the success of other industries as a model, this book promotes methodologies, indicators, and ideas that health care organizations can use to streamline their practices and maintain strong profit margins. Based on the core principles embodied in lean logistics-the systematic process of removing waste and inefficiency throughout the purchasing, supply, distribution, and business operations chain-Streamlining Health Care Operations shows health care leaders how to fundamentally restructure their organizations and effectively balance costs, quality, and patient access to excellent care.Lewis, Audie G. is the author of 'Streamlining Health Care Operations How Lean Logistics Can Transform Health Care Organizations', published 2001 under ISBN 9780787955038 and ISBN 0787955035.