Lean 101 - Part 1

Course overview

Today's healthcare organizations face increasingly fewer resources and higher costs. Many struggle to operate efficiently without compromising either their operating margins or patient care. Easy to learn and apply, lean is a continuous process improvement methodology that has helped health care organizations to realize many benefits, including reduced patient wait times, faster processing of medications, decreased risk of medication errors, less inventory and more patient-focused processes. Lean can be applied to virtually any system where waste exists. Applying lean principles can help hospitals achieve significant cost savings and deliver optimal quality patient care. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: Recall the 5 S Method of lean. Recognize the eight basic types of waste in healthcare processes. Describe the concept of Mistake-Proofing.