Healthcare is a field that can always benefit from more optimizations and improvements, and long wait times are probably the most common complaint among facilities across the whole world. It makes sense too, as in many cases a patient’s need for attention will be urgent – at least from their perspective – while on the […]
Patient Safety Awareness Week Mar 11- 17
Patient safety practices have been defined as those that reduce the risk of adverse events related to exposure to medical care across a range of diagnoses or conditions. This definition is solid, but quite incomplete, because so many practices have not been well studied with respect to their effectiveness in preventing harm. However, the one […]
[VIDEO] Patient Safety Week 2018
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When speaking about patient safety, the conversations are really about how hospitals and other healthcare organizations protect their patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. While many hospitals are good at keeping their patients safe, some hospitals aren’t. It’s up to everyone to make sure that patient safety is the number one priority at every […]
Healthcare: Improving Quality and Innovation With Lean Principles
No other industry places such a high a premium on quality of service as healthcare. Given the essential requirement of quality in the healthcare industry, consumers expect providers to lead the way in innovation and quality efforts in the services they provide. As a percentage of its gross domestic product (GDP), we spend more on […]
[VIDEO] The Eight Types of Waste in Healthcare
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Introducing lean thinking in an organization must be a whole-system strategy. Those at the very top of the organization must lead it. It requires significant change management throughout an entire organization, which can be traumatic and difficult. Strong commitment and inspiring leadership from senior leaders is essential to the success of an effort this challenging. One of […]
Lean Reading & Learning: Fill Your Bookshelf with Lean Knowledge
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. ~ Colin Powell Learning is all about acquiring new knowledge or reinforcing existing knowledge. Behavior, skills, values, or preferences lead to a change in processing information, depth of the knowledge, attitude or behavior relative to the type […]
Where Is Six Sigma Being Adopted Outside of Manufacturing Right Now?
While Six Sigma originated in manufacturing, it’s common knowledge nowadays that it’s being applied in many more fields. There are even some surprising implementations of lean methodologies around us, and one doesn’t have to look too far to find some amazing examples of the possibilities that this type of thinking creates. If you’re wondering […]
Lean Healthcare – Spend Some Time with Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally recognized leader in Lean healthcare and continuous improvement. His motivation is to apply Lean and Toyota Production System principles to improve quality of care and patient safety, to improve the customer-patient experience, to help the development of medical professionals and employees, and to help build strong organizations for the long […]
Lean Management: An Interview on Implementation at CCBRT
Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) was established in 1994 as a Community Based Rehabilitation program, working with people with searching cataracts in Dar Salaam. Since its inception, they have grown to become the largest indigenous provider of disability services in Tanzania. CCBRT is a locally registered NGO aiming to empower people with disabilities […]
Lean Healthcare: Making a Case for Change
Lean management principles have been used effectively in manufacturing companies for decades, particularly in Japan. Lean thinking begins with driving out waste so that all work adds value and serves the customer’s needs. Identifying value added and non-value added steps in every process is the beginning of the journey toward lean operations. In order for […]