day-to-day improvement approach in all aspects of an organization‚ not only productivity. Literally Kaizen translates to English as “good change”‚ the true meaning of the word is continuous improvement implemented through positive step-by-step changes. For proper functioning Kaizen requires active participation from everybody at all levels in an organization: from the top management down to the lowest skilled workers‚ since the philosophy assumes that everybody has an interest in improvement‚ not just
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INTEGRATING PEOPLE‚ PROCESS‚ AND TECHNOLOGY IN LEAN HEALTHCARE by Brock C. Husby A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Industrial and Operations Engineering) in The University of Michigan 2012 Doctoral Committee: Professor Jeffrey K. Liker‚ Chair Professor Lawrence Martin Seiford Professor Richard Van Harrison Associate Professor Young Kyun Ro
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capable of accommodating 14- or 30-day cycle filling‚ Would this decrease errors in administration (Buerger 1998). Findings Findings: Nurses just as non-nursing Medication Technicians with the same training were just as likely to have medication errors. However in order to be successful in medication administration is to continue with ongoing training and evaluate each incident. With the automated multi-dose packaging and dispensing system‚ capable of accommodating 14- or 30-day cycle filling this
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Total Quality Management (TQM) is a management strategy that puts awareness of quality at the heart of all organizational processes. This is combined with a strong philosophy of lowering costs by eliminating waste and defects. So TQM can be described as a management system that aims at a continual increase in customer satisfaction while continually lowering real costs. The father of TQM was William Deming‚ an American college professor‚ author‚ and consultant. Deming played a major role in improving
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1. Healthcare care cost has continued to increase overtime‚ creating an economical burden to the health industry in America. The healthcare economy is becoming less competitive due to the rising healthcare cost. A big misconception generated from the public is that America Healthcare‚ are proficient of working an elevated level of wonders. Using systems and other means of technology to control the healthcare cost is currently a major focus. 2. Poor quality of care: Medical errors cause a lot of
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than any time before‚ healthcare budget is top of the political and media agenda in many countries around the world. The debate about the reform on healthcare payment model has frequently become the focus while the voice of supporting the shift from the current volume-based payment or soon to be activity-based payment to the ultimate outcome-based payment is getting louder over time. As a result‚ many authorities have linked the remuneration prob¬lem with concerns about quality and performance‚ focusing
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Eric Warren SIMS 307: Systematic Innovation Homework #4 – Using a Small Set of Operators Consider the following problem formulator diagram. It describes the problem of how an object puncturing the radiator in your car (the thing holding the water for the cooling system) causes the water to run out so it cannot circulate through your engine and remove the heat. This allows the heat to build up and damage your engine. Below are several I-TRIZ operators. Each operator gives you a hint about some
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3 BASIC TERMS OF GEOMETRY: Point - a dot on a page. A point has no dimensions (length‚ width‚ height)‚ it is usually represent by a capital letter and a dot on a page. Think of it as an infinitely small place or position on a map. Line - an unlimited number of points along the same path. The set of points may be straight or form a curve. Normally‚ the term ’line’ means a straight line. The ’line’ has no dimensions (length‚ width‚ height) and extends unlimited in both directions. (The part of a
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Today‚ English is used widely. It has become the most popular language of communication between countries and in many fields of human endeavor. So it is important that we learn to use English. Otherwise we will be at a disadvantage. The only effective way of improving my English is to use it‚ as often as possible. In school‚ the only time when English is used is during English lessons. That certainly is not enough. So wherever possible I speak English with some friends and teachers who will or
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Medical Records and Safety Paper In today’s society‚ more frequently than ever when it comes to suing medical records hospitals are using them rather than using paper medical records. Electronic medical record have several things that enhance the quality‚ efficiency and safety of patients like the knowledge an provision and decision-support systems which leads to the final support for efficient processes for health care delivery (unknown‚ 2010). This automations and computerized process is able to
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