ABSTRACT

Healthcare Kaizen focuses on the principles and methods of daily continuous improvement, or Kaizen, for healthcare professionals and organizations. Kaizen is a Japanese word that means "change for the better," as popularized by Masaaki Imai in his 1986 book Kaizen: The Key to Japan‘s Competitive Success and through the books of Norman Bodek, both o

chapter 1|28 pages

- Kaizen and Continuous Improvement

chapter 2|18 pages

- The Roots and Evolution of Kaizen

chapter 3|22 pages

- Types of Kaizen

chapter 4|28 pages

- Moving Toward a Kaizen Culture

chapter 5|38 pages

- Quick and Easy Kaizen

chapter 6|38 pages

- Visual Idea Boards

chapter 7|34 pages

- Sharing Kaizen

chapter 8|26 pages

- The Art of Kaizen

chapter 9|36 pages

- The Role of Leaders in Kaizen

chapter 10|22 pages

- Organization-Wide Kaizen Programs

chapter 11|42 pages

- Lean Methods for Kaizen

chapter 12|24 pages

- Kaizen At Home