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blog Healing Healthcare: How would you complete the following sentence:  “If it weren’t for all the complaints we get,…” more 

Improving Efficiency: Diagnostic Imaging Improvement at White Memorial Medical Center
The California HealthCare Foundation provided funding to David Belson, Ph.D. at the University of Southern California, for three demonstration projects in California Safety Net hospitals.  In part two of this three part series we look at how the application of management engineering methods improved Diagnostic Imaging Services at White Memorial Medical Center. more 

Interview: Industrial Engineering in Healthcare Facility Design, Brent Petersen... more 

Purdue University Research Seeking Participants in Lean Healthcare Sustainability Survey 
Research is being conducted regarding organizational factors that are influential for sustaining lean healthcare. This survey combines aspects of a previous survey conducted by Mr. Mark Graban, and several site visits, including University of Michigan Health System and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, as well as personal interviews. Take the survey. For more information, please contact Karl Kraebber or by calling 765-490-8777.
 
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IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2008 takes place May 17 - 21 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 

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