Author

Toussaint, John

Gerard, Roger A.

Adams, Emily

Place of Publication

Cambridge, MA

Publisher

Lean Enterprise Institute

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

Hardcover: 177 p.

Subject

Lean Leader Development

Change Management

Abstract

Part case study, part manifesto, this ground-breaking new book by a doctor and a healthcare executive uses real-life anecdotes and the logic of lean thinking to make a convincing argument that a revolutionary new kind of healthcare - lean healthcare - is urgently needed and eminently doable.

In On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save Lives and Transform the Industry John Toussaint, MD, former CEO of ThedaCare, and Roger A. Gerard, PhD, its chief learning officer, candidly describe the triumphs and stumbles of a seven-year journey to lean healthcare, an effort that continues today and that has slashed medical errors, improved patient outcomes, raised staff morale, and saved $27 million dollars in costs without layoffs.

ISBN

9781934109274

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF AA 120 TOU 2010

Copies

Website

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29282

Author

Minor, Agata

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

University of British Columbia

Publication Date

2010

Subject

Faculty of Medicine

Theses

Abstract

Abnormal DNA methylation at imprinted and non-imprinted genes has been associated with spermatogenesis failure. However, little information is available regarding DNA methylation at those genes in men affected by severe male factor infertility. We hypothesized a higher incidence of aberrant DNA methylation would be present in the ejaculate and testicular sperm of men affected by severe male factor infertility compared to that in fertile control men. Furthermore, we hypothesized abnormal DNA methylation would also affect non-imprinted genes in the sperm of men affected by severe oligozoospermia.

Language

English

Material Type

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