A short overview of Lean Management principles and philosophy as applied to a hospital setting. This presentation was prepared for an interview with the Five Hills Health Region.
2. What is Lean?
The Lean Hospital, The Hospitalist, June 2008 , by Carol Berczuk
3. Lean Thinking
โข Doing more with less
โข Belief in a better way
โข Eliminate waste
โข Empower employees
โข Create culture
Continuous Improvement
4. Lean Objectives
โข Streamline processes
โข Employee satisfaction
โข Improve finances
โข Enhance patient care
Value Time Costs
5. Applied Lean Solutions
โข OR inventory system
โ Savings $243,828
โข Standardized lab procedures
โ Reduced back-ups in emergency
โข Treatment for brain/bone metastases
โ Three-visit procedure reduced to a single visit
โข Streamlined patient discharge process
โ Decreased average wait time from 195 to 89 min. (54%)
6. Lean 101
Three Categories of Waste
Muda: Poor Process
Muda
Muri
Muri: Unreasonable / burden
Mura: Inconsistency / uneven Mura
7. Lean 101
Types of Waste in Healthcare
โข Defects (Rework) โ medication error; incorrect billing
โข Over-Production โ duplicate charting; same info on multiple forms
โข Waiting โ patient wait-times; waiting for reports, tests
โข Not Clear (Confusion) โ overlap in responsibility
โข Transporting โ moving charts from place to place
โข Inventory โ overstocked supplies and medicine
โข Motion โ looking for people, materials, information
โข Excess Processing โ signing off, redundant charting
8. Lean Principles
โข Specify value from the perspective of the patient
and the organization
โข Identify the value stream needed to provide
patient care and remove wasted steps
โข Enable patients to flow smoothly and quickly
through the process
โข Match capacity with demand so work is done in
line with the pull of the patient
โข Continuously improve the value stream and work
towards perfection
9. Lean Resources
The Lean Enterprise Academy
http://www.leanuk.org
Lean Healthcare Exchange
http://www.leanhealthcareexchange.com
The โLeanโ methodwas pioneered by Toyota beginning in the mid-1950s โ they were improving upon the โassembly lineโ concept made popular by Henry Ford. It is focused on process and people. By the 1980s, these ideas started to filter into the US and North America, and have since been applied to many different industries beyond manufacturing โ including healthcare.The idea behind lean in a nutshell is to improve โefficiency by consistently and thoroughly eliminating wasteโโฆ
A passionate belief that there is always a simpler, better way.A continuous drive to identify and eliminate waste.A way of thinking that causes everyone to use their talent to improve the business everyday.A culture that extends the ideas and concepts of Lean across all business processes using a common toolset.
Maximize QualityContinuous improvement using all available knowledge and capabilitiesMinimize CostConventional: Price = Cost + ProfitLean: Profit = Price โ CostMinimize TimeReduce lead timesMeet delivery commitments
Muda โ Waste From Process MethodsSome waste may be unavoidable, a necessary byproduct of operating your business. But when you prevent unnecessary waste, you tackle the inefficiency, and therefore cost.Muri โ Overburden - unreasonableOccurs when people or equipment are pushed beyond their natural limits or capacity.Mura โ Unevenness -inconsistencyFluctuations in work schedules and workload.