Abstract
The Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) Department of Laboratories is a comprehensive, multidimensional clinical laboratory serving SCH patients, performing testing for the region, and offering certain rare assays nationally. Eighteen faculty and 160 full time equivalents (FTEs) perform over one million annual tests in all clinical laboratory disciplines. This chapter illustrates the power of Lean when viewed over a decade, and how one round of improvements can catalyze new thinking and lead naturally to the next round of improvements.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Leading the Lean Healthcare Journey |
| Subtitle of host publication | Driving Culture Change to Increase Value, Second Edition |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 229-239 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781498739573 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781498739566 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
- General Business, Management and Accounting