Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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1 The Four Critical Issues in Healthcare |
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1 | (22) |
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Occurrence of Errors or Mistakes in the Delivery of Treatment |
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2 | (3) |
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Recognition of the Uninsured |
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5 | (2) |
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Cost of Delivery of Healthcare |
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7 | (10) |
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7 | (5) |
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12 | (1) |
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Medication (Prescription Drugs) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (2) |
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2 Directions of Improvement in Healthcare |
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23 | (16) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (4) |
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29 | (6) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (3) |
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3 The Mechanics of Change |
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39 | (30) |
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39 | (2) |
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Typical Participants in a Healthcare Team |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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Sample Roles and Responsibilities of Team Members |
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41 | (5) |
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Implementation of the Team |
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46 | (5) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (6) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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Measuring Effectiveness of a Team |
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58 | (7) |
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Relationships between Internal and External Teams |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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4 The Transition of Groups to Teams |
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69 | (10) |
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69 | (4) |
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Internal Development of the Team |
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73 | (5) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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5 Logistical Issues of Teams |
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79 | (22) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Establishing Meeting Roles and Ground Rules |
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84 | (3) |
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85 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (3) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (8) |
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Establishing Team Strategies and Objectives |
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90 | (1) |
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Involving All Team Members and Building Team Consensus |
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91 | (1) |
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Applying Active Listening Skills |
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92 | (1) |
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Leading a Brainstorming Session |
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93 | (2) |
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Handling Difficult Situations |
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95 | (1) |
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Keeping the Meeting on Track |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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6 The Effects of Change in Healthcare |
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101 | (8) |
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101 | (1) |
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What Are We Trying to Accomplish? |
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101 | (2) |
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How Do We Know Whether the Change Is Indeed an Improvement? |
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103 | (1) |
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What Are the Changes That Will Result in Expected Improvement? |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (40) |
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109 | (6) |
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Customer Service Attributes |
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115 | (2) |
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Approach for Healthcare Service Quality Improvement |
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117 | (1) |
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Develop Feedback Systems for Customer Service Quality |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (5) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (3) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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Considerations in Defining the Customer (Patient) for Healthcare |
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123 | (22) |
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Developing a Patient Satisfaction Instrument |
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134 | (3) |
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Preliminary Steps to an Effective Survey |
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137 | (1) |
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Healthcare Concerns about Customer Satisfaction (CSat) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (1) |
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Inappropriate Application |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (2) |
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8 Understanding the Process |
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149 | (30) |
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149 | (5) |
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Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (1) |
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Poka-Yoke (Mistake Proofing/Error Proofing) |
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157 | (2) |
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Advance Practice Quality Planning (APQP) |
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159 | (4) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (8) |
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Process of Project Management |
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167 | (1) |
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Key Integrative Processes |
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168 | (1) |
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Project Management and Quality |
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168 | (2) |
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Generic Seven-Step Approach to Project Management |
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170 | (1) |
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Phase 1 Define the Project |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Phase 3 Implement the Plan |
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171 | (1) |
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Phase 4 Track Progress and Complete the Project |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (4) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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9 Using Six Sigma Methodology for Improvement |
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179 | (40) |
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179 | (8) |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (14) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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Synthesis of Lean Thinking and Six Sigma |
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210 | (1) |
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Lean Six Sigma Healthcare |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (2) |
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216 | (3) |
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10 Using Lean Methodology for Improvement |
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219 | (48) |
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219 | (4) |
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Lean Enterprise versus Lean Organization |
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223 | (6) |
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Applying the Hoshin Method |
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229 | (5) |
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Lean Is Not a Toolbox. It Is a Way of Thinking about Work |
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234 | (3) |
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237 | (25) |
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237 | (3) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (9) |
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250 | (3) |
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Quick Changeover---SMED Setup Reduction |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (4) |
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259 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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259 | (3) |
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262 | (1) |
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A Final Note for the Lean Discussion |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (3) |
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11 Understanding Measurement |
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267 | (14) |
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267 | (2) |
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Level I (System or Hospital) |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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Level III (Operational Issues) |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (1) |
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Investigative Measurements |
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272 | (4) |
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276 | (3) |
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279 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (56) |
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281 | (1) |
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Understanding the Process |
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282 | (6) |
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288 | (11) |
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294 | (1) |
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Step 2 Identify a Template |
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295 | (1) |
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Step 3 Protocols (Standardize the System of Care) |
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296 | (1) |
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Step 4 Self-Management Support (Using Diabetes as a Model) |
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297 | (2) |
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Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) |
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299 | (5) |
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Lean Strategy for Primary Care |
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304 | (4) |
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Facilitate the Project Using Leadership Skills |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (2) |
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Special Note on Measurement |
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308 | (5) |
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Note 1 Understanding the Customer and the Process |
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308 | (1) |
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308 | (5) |
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313 | (1) |
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313 | (21) |
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333 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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334 | (3) |
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13 Immediate Applications for Information Technology (IT) in Healthcare |
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337 | (24) |
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337 | (1) |
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Billing and Administration |
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338 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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Health IT Focused on Improving Patient Care |
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339 | (3) |
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Population (Proactive) Care |
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342 | (3) |
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Whole-Patient (Planned) Care |
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345 | (2) |
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347 | (3) |
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350 | (3) |
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Use of Models, Including Models of the Desired Care System and Models of Improvement |
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350 | (2) |
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Focus on a Practical, Patient-Oriented View of Functionality and What It Should Be Able to Accomplish |
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352 | (1) |
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Use of Learning Strategies to Accelerate Progress in Testing and Applying Change Ideas |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (5) |
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Data Structures to Support Improvement |
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355 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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Optimal Design of Alerts and Reminders |
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358 | (1) |
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Designs That Are Patient-Centric (Patient-Controlled) Personal Health Records (PHRs), Communications, Home as Hub |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
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359 | (2) |
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361 | (16) |
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Link between Quality Function Needs and Overall Strategic Plan |
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362 | (1) |
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Link between Strategic Plan and Quality Plan |
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363 | (1) |
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Theory of Variation (Common and Special Causes) |
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363 | (1) |
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Quality Function Mission Is Very Important in Strategic Planning |
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364 | (1) |
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Metrics and Goals That Drive Organizational Performance |
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365 | (2) |
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Resource Requirements to Manage the Quality Function |
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367 | (1) |
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How Is Robustness Incorporated into Six Sigma and Lean Methodologies? |
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367 | (1) |
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What Is the Significance of the Project? |
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367 | (1) |
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What Is the Cost of Poor Quality? |
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368 | (1) |
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What Is Customer and CTQ Identification? |
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369 | (1) |
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What Is the Significance of a Data Collection Plan? |
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369 | (1) |
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What Are Some of the Common Formulas Used in Six Sigma? |
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370 | (1) |
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Specific Project Expectations of the DMAIC Model for Each Phase |
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371 | (3) |
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374 | (1) |
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15 Understanding and Utilizing ISO 9000 Standards |
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377 | (18) |
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377 | (7) |
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New Accreditation Option for Hospitals: National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHO) |
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384 | (5) |
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389 | (2) |
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391 | (2) |
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393 | (1) |
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16 Understanding and Utilizing the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program |
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395 | (14) |
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407 | (1) |
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407 | (2) |
Epilogue |
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409 | (10) |
Bibliography |
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419 | (8) |
Index |
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