This healthcare webinar will give an introduction to lean in healthcare which includes an illustrative exercise to aid participants in understanding the basic underlying concept of lean.
To survive in today’s healthcare environment, organizations must deliver high quality patient care while reducing costs, improving quality and seeking out new sources of revenue. Derived from the Toyota Production System, Lean Healthcare provides tools that enable hospitals to focus on elimination of non-value added activities, thus achieving a balance between quality and finance.
The seven wastes and examples in healthcare.
The three key elements of a lean transformation.
Standard Work.
User-Friendliness.
Unobstructed Throughput.
The lean organization (Bottom-up Implementation).
Developing a heightened awareness for waste.
To survive in today’s healthcare environment, organizations must deliver high quality patient care while reducing costs, improving quality and seeking out new sources of revenue. Derived from the Toyota Production System, Lean Healthcare provides tools that enable hospitals to focus on elimination of non-value added activities, thus achieving a balance between quality and finance.
Areas Covered in the seminar:
An introduction to lean in healthcare which includes an illustrative exercise to aid participants in understanding the basic underlying concept of lean.The seven wastes and examples in healthcare.
The three key elements of a lean transformation.
Standard Work.
User-Friendliness.
Unobstructed Throughput.
The lean organization (Bottom-up Implementation).
Developing a heightened awareness for waste.
Who Will Benefit:
A Lean transformation requires crossing departmental boundaries, top down commitment, and bottom up implementation. This seminar, therefore, is appropriate for all levels of the organization including:- CEO's, Presidents, Vice Presidents, Doctors, Nurses, Technologists, Quality Coordinators, Directors, Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders
- Hospitals, Medical Offices, Clinics, Insurance Companies, and other healthcare organizations.
Course Provider
Tom Zidel,
