TY - BOOK AU - Graban, M AU - Swartz, J TI - Healthcare kaizen : engaging front-line staff in sustainable continuous improvements SN - 1439872961 PY - 2012/// CY - Portland, Or.; London PB - Productivity; Taylor & Francis [distributor] N2 - 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"". The book covers the management mindsets and philosophies required to make Kaizen work effectively in a hospital department or as an organisation-wide program. It also features over 200 full-colour pictures and visual illustrations of Kaizen-based improvements that were initiated by nurses, physicians, housekeepers, senior executives and other staff members at all levels." ER -