TY - BOOK AU - Jimmerson,Cindy LeDuc TI - Value stream mapping for healthcare made easy SN - 9781420078527 (pbk.) : AV - RA971 .J48 2010 U1 - 362.1 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Boca Raton, London PB - CRC Press, Taylor & Francis [distributor] KW - Health services administration KW - Value analysis (Cost control) KW - Organizational effectiveness KW - Just-in-time systems KW - Delivery of Health Care KW - organization & administration KW - Efficiency, Organizational KW - Health Care Reform KW - methods N1 - Formerly CIP; "A Productivity Press book."; Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Identifying waste in healthcare -- The ideal state in healthcare -- Adapting the four rules in use to healthcare processes -- Value stream mapping the work of healthcare -- Creating and using your first map : the current state -- Building the vision : the future state map -- Sharing and archiving VSMs electronically -- Beyond the simple value stream map : adding more information N2 - This title introduces readers to the simple but essential tool from the Toyota Production System, the well-known value stream map (VSM). It offers an easy to learn introduction to VSMs that will enable readers to look at any process with different eyes ER -