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Fixing Healthcare Delivery
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Fixing Healthcare Delivery

A Field Manual
By: Frederick S. Southwick, Nila S. Radhakrishnan

£70.99

With up to one in four hospitalized patients experiencing an adverse event, our healthcare system needs a fix. This field manual, illustrated with real patient stories, equips readers to apply the Toyota Production System to create efficient, error-minimizing healthcare systems.

“Fixing Healthcare Delivery: A Field Manual” tackles the challenge of improving healthcare quality and safety, noting that up to one in four hospitalized patients experiences…
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“Fixing Healthcare Delivery: A Field Manual” tackles the challenge of improving healthcare quality and safety, noting that up to one in four hospitalized patients experiences an adverse event. The book emphasizes that everyone—from medical students to healthcare administrators and even patients—can contribute to the solution. Each chapter starts with guiding questions, and key points are summarized for quick review. Real-life patient stories illustrate the impact of medical errors, motivating readers to prevent future incidents. Upon completing the book, readers will be equipped to apply the Toyota Production System to create efficient, error-minimizing healthcare systems, form coordinated medical teams, and address root causes of errors. Additionally, it teaches how to lead change and advocate for healthcare system transformation.

Frederick S. Southwick graduated from Yale College, USA, and earned his MD from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA. He completed his internal medicine training at Boston City Hospital and infectious disease training at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr Southwick has held positions at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and served as Chief of Infectious Diseases at the University of Florida, USA, for 19 years. A tenured Professor of Medicine, he spent 30 years as a National Institutes of Health-funded investigator studying bacteria-host interactions. He is currently the Director of Patient Care Quality and Safety for the University of Florida’s Division of Hospitalist Medicine.

Nila S. Radhakrishnan is Assistant Dean for Quality and Patient Safety Applications and Chief of Hospital Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine, USA. She completed the University of Miami’s Honors BS/MD program and served as Chief Resident and later Associate Residency Program Director. Recruited to Boston University, USA, she became Vice Chair in the Department of Medicine before joining the University of Florida in 2011. A senior fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine, she focuses on patient safety, leadership, and team-based care.

Hardback

  • ISBN: 1-0364-4396-5
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-4396-2
  • Date of Publication: 2025-04-07

Ebook

  • ISBN: 1-0364-4397-3
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-4397-9
  • Date of Publication: 2025-04-07
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