Lean healthcare training reduces costs, raises quality

Hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities in need of improving patient care quality and reducing costs have found solutions in applying Lean Continuous Improvement (CI) methods to their processes. ATAC's Lean Healthcare training and continuous improvement implementation assistance can help healthcare organizations to identify and reduce inefficiencies associated with repeatable process steps. Any repeatable process, including registration, diagnosing and testing, often include "non-value-added steps" that can be identified and reduced or eliminated using Lean tools and methodologies. Our Lean for Healthcare training helps both healthcare administrators and other professionals understand and begin to apply the principles.

The Lean Continuous Improvement (CI) Journey for Healthcare

The Lean CI process, as illustrated below, begins with management understanding the methodology and then committing to its implementation throughout the organization.

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Lean Healthcare Roadmap

Where to begin

We begin where you are in your position within the organization to identify the best fit in developing a Lean healthcare training and implementation strategy:

Benefits of Lean / CI

Healthcare Courses in Lean / CI

  • Increase revenue
  • Increase productivity
  • Improve quality
  • Increase patient satisfaction
  • Increase employee satisfaction
  • Reduce costs
  • Reduce errors
  • Reduce inventory
  • Increase capacity
  • Reduce length of stay


Contact for More Information:

Mitch Emmons; 334.844.3881; emmonmb@auburn.edu

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