Kaizen Workshops for Lean Healthcare
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Features
- Describes what a Kaizen event is and explains what is needed to fully understand it
- Details all the phases of planning Kaizen
- Includes key terms and points, plus examples and how to steps
Summary
As part of the Lean Tools for Healthcare series, this user-friendly book is designed to improve understanding of Kaizen. It describes what a Kaizen event is and explains all the phases necessary to learning and implementing continuous improvement practices by a group of individuals to a targeted area within a specified time period. It also outlines how to prepare a presentation and circulate and display results using lean implementations. This text aids in the understanding of concepts and theories through the use of margin assists that reveal important information, key terms and points, healthcare examples, and how to steps.
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Chapter Overview
The Purpose of This Book
Two Ways to Use This Book
How to Get the Most Out of Your Reading
An Overview of the Contents
In Conclusion
What Is Kaizen?
Chapter Overview
What is Kaizen?
What is the Purpose of Kaizen?
What Is the Role of a Kaizen Event?
Benefits of Kaizen and Kaizen Events
In Conclusion
What Is a Kaizen Event and What Are the Key Roles for Success?
Chapter Overview
What Is a Kaizen Event?
Cautions
What Are the Key Roles for a Successful Kaizen Event?
Communicating to the Whole Organization about the Kaizen Event
An Overview of the Three Phases of a Kaizen Event
In Conclusion
Phase One: Planning and Preparation
Chapter Overview
Select and Area
Select a Problem for Improvement
Special Considerations in Choosing a Problem for Improvement
Select the Team Leader
Select the Team Members
Prepare the Area
Schedule the Event
In Conclusion
Phase Two: Implementation-The Event Itself
Chapter Overview
Orientation
Understand the Current Situation
Make Improvements
In Conclusion
Phase Three: Presentation, Celebration, and Follow-up
Chapter Overview
The Presentation
The Celebration
Follow-up
In Conclusion
Reflections and Conclusions
Chapter Overview
Reflecting on What You've Learned
Applying What You've Learned
Opportunities for Further Learning
Conclusions
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