Aug 31 2012
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Lean principles are saving Saskatchewan healthcare millions of dollarsNews Talk 980 CJMEThe government of Saskatchewan is boasting savings of some $60 million in the healthcare industry thanks to what they’re calling Lean concepts.
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Jun 27 2012
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Author encourages kaizen methods to improve healthcare (San Antonio Express) The book, published Wednesday, highlights lean management practices, which focus on methods of daily continuous improvement, or “kaizen,” for healthcare …and more »…
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Jun 1 2012
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More about TPS in health care in Canada, this time about SMED applied to operating room turnarounds. This is not the first time manufacturing techniques cross over to surgery: 100 years ago, through motion studies in operating rooms, industrial engineers Frank and Lillian Gilbreth developed the method by which nurses make tools immediately available to surgeons.
“Surgeons are using Toyota management techniques to cut time between surgeries and halve overtime hours…”
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May 30 2012
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On the face of it, lean manufacturing, which is used by Toyota and other major global companies, doesn’t seem to fit very well into the world of…
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Dec 9 2011
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This article points out that Lean in health care shouldn’t be just about administration and patient handling but should reach into the medical and surgical acts, and presents the case of a Danish hospital doing just that. After all, the current operating room procedures are based on the work of industrial engineer Frank Gilbreth in the 1910s. Maybe it is time to revisit them…
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Sep 11 2012
Lean as an Alternative to Mass Layoffs in Healthcare | Hospital Management & Administration
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When faced with financial pressures, hospital leaders often try to reduce costs by laying off hospital employees. This is, in a way, understandable, since payroll makes up 60 to 70 percent of a typical hospital’s overall costs.
An increasing number of hospitals, however, are questioning the long-term impact of layoffs on morale, cost and quality. As a result, many are turning to “Lean management” practices, based on the Toyota Production System, as an alternative. The Lean methodology reduces costs, with lower costs being the end result of higher staff engagement and better patient care. Denver Health is one such health system with a “no-layoffs philosophy,” having saved over $150 million through their Lean program. Without those savings, Denver Health would “absolutely have had to cut jobs,” said CEO Patricia Gabow, MD, in a Denver Post report.
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