Healthcare KaizenAs seen at the 2015 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
Blog: Kaizens – Examples of Staff-Driven Kaizen Improvements
Stamp out the Stamp!
This Kaizen was an “Opportunity for Improvement” (OI) that was identified and completed by a KaiNexus customer using the KaiNexus collaborative improvement platform software.
This Kaizen is worth about $2.7 million of additional revenue per year for just this one clinic and the system is looking to spread this practice to other clinics, based on the initial success.
Increased Use of Specialty Pharmacy
Idea Card Example – No Time for Patients to Fill Out Medical History
A video produced by Franciscan St. Francis Health System in honor of the Shingo Research Award designation.
Healthcare Kaizen at Franciscan St. Francis Health System
Shared by East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
PICU Linen Loss
From East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
Before a Food and Nutrition employee would have to take a trip to the PICU just to take food inventory. Now the PICU night shift Unit Secretary takes inventory and faxes an inventory request to the kitchen. This also allows PICU staff to provide for special patient food request and preferences. Once this change rolls out hospital wide this new process will free up over one hour of the Food and Nutrition employees time and allow them to provide much needed support to other operations in Food and Nutrition. The new process is also showing more than $1 in food expense per patient per day in the hospital.
Floor Stock Procedure
A Kaizen from East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.
PICU Visitation Guidelines
The Books:
@MarkGraban
2nd medical encounter of the day, ophthalmologist. 1:15 appt. Brought back by assistant at 1:20. Eye pressures are good. Now why have I been waiting for the MD for 30 minutes? He will say “Your pressures are good come back in 4 months.” I already know that. This is adding value?
