Lean Health Care

Use the simple, powerful tools of lean and our experienced leadership to drive dramatic improvements in healthcare operations.

Contact us to learn more about these and other applications:

 

Operating Room Changeovers

  • Increased procedures/day
  • Increased surgical capacity
  • Reduced changeover time / SMED
  • Standard Work, visual work instructions, checklists and doublechecks
  • Visual signals
  • In-process kanbans of prepped trays and setups
  • Material kanban through autoclaves
  • Improved productivity
  • Reduced rework

Patient Flow

  • Visual signals
  • In-process kanbans
  • Green/Yellow/Red capacity signals at critical points
  • Reaction plans for overcapacity states
  • Flexible movement plans
  • Checklists, standard work 

Claims Processing

  • Visual signals
  • In-process kanbans
  • Work teams and cells
  • Fast lane / complex lane
  • Standard work
  • Daily & hourly team leader disciplines
  • Real-time performance and queue monitoring
  • Team flexibility