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Product Description Lean Healthcare: 5 Keys to Improving the Healthcare Environment will provide the foundation for Lean or Six Sigma projects in any hospital or clinical department. Key learning features include: digital photos demonstrating Lean and 5S practices in healthcare, identification of who should be doing what part of the activity, form/checksheets/checklists to guide you down the right path, detailed procedures to ensure successful application of the tool, performance strategies providing short sentences summarizing topics, starter tips providing valuable information from Lean sensei and healthcare professionals, and quotes from thought leaders throughout the world. Topics such as project identification, area scans, value stream mapping, value flow analysis, measurements, storyboards, etc. will be explained in detail to the extent that you can begin to use this book in your project immediately. Review "The most practical and useful book in the healthcare industry for process improvements!" --Cindy Allen-Fedor, RN, MSN, CPHQ"A well-comprised set of tools for Lean or Six Sigma teams to advance or initiate improvements within healthcare!" --Margaret Sawicki, RN"The layout and easy-to-use forms makes this book world-class!" --Jane Reinhold, VP Quality Assurance, RN, MSN About the Author Debra K. Hadfield, RN,MSN,CFPN worked in the clinical, hospital and educational fields applying Lean Healthcare principles for over ten years. Hadfield began her career as a nurse intern with Methodist Hospital of Indiana. She continued applying improvement initiatives in the healthcare field with positions at Michigan State University, The University of Michigan, Andrews University, Michigan Capital Medical Center and Battle Creek Family Practice, to name a few. Her enthusiasm for improving patient care and processes is a breath of fresh air to the healthcare community. Shelagh Holmes, RN, has 22 years nursing experience. Holmes held a wide range of