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Lean Healthcare
Consulting
As healthcare costs rise at a faster rate than other products
or services, healthcare providers, in particular hospitals,
are under continuing pressure to dramatically improve patient
safety and service, reduce costs, waiting times, errors and
associated litigation. However, hospitals are not making the
necessary improvements in cost, quality, and safety. Major
projects to restructure hospitals, dramatically reduce cost,
and improve customer care have had little impact on quality
or cost.
In simplistic terms, current healthcare systems are not designed
to make the process or ‘value stream’ of care
flow smoothly. Healthcare services are often ‘batch
and queue’, with patients spending most of their time
waiting until the Healthcare Professional is ready i.e. push
versus pull. As the population matures, patient cycle times
in the hospitals, post-care facilities, and laboratories become
key measurements that need to improve. Our belief is that
Lean Healthcare can provide a solution to successfully address
some of these concerns with minimal cost and maximum benefit.
Our Management Consultants are engaged as both Lean change
agents and Lean facilitators. We have been working within
the Healthcare sector for the last two years with excellent
results. Please click on the following for further details:
Lean in Healthcare
Lean
Healthcare Presentation
Leading
Edge Lean Healthcare Case Studies
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Lean Healthcare
Accreditation
A new Lean Healthcare Certification program was recently developed
by the Leading Edge Group to enable effective staff empowerment.
The on-line program represents the first International Lean Healthcare
Certification of its kind, and provides an essential ‘first
step’ to not only understanding the theory but also
the application of Lean tools and practices through detailed
work assignments, in-line assessments, and final examination.
The program has been designed in association with the Irish
Institute of Industrial Engineers, the Canadian Professional
Logistics Institute, Lean Experts, and Healthcare Consultants
in conjunction with the Leading Edge Group. It is open to
personnel involved in any organization within the healthcare
field, particularly those associated with hospitals, clinics,
nursing homes, blood banks, laboratories, and pharmacies.
Once the relevant individuals have the ‘appropriate’
knowledge, they will be able to envisage and achieve results
and, most importantly, meet the needs of patients now and
in the future.
Full details are available at http://www.leanscm.com/products-lean2.php
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