Organizational Strategy for Lean Health Care Deployment

This class is intended to help you guide your healthcare organization into the promising world of lean. Perhaps, you have been introduced to lean or Toyota Production System (TPS) and you have undertaken to benefit from its implementation already. Please take your time to recognize
lean transformation is a journey;
it has a starting point and a destination in mind, however no end;
there are many different routes leading to destination;
regardless of the route chosen there are milestones that each organizations must pass at some point; and
each healthcare organization must ultimately choose the route that best serves its own circumstances.

First and foremost, it is paramount to comprehend that lean is not merely a set of practices usually found on the hospital floor, but rather a fundamental change in how the employees within a health care organization think and what they value, thus transforming how they behave. Positive results are achieved from the supporting practices that follow once a common set of beliefs and principles are understood and adopted.

This 4-8 hour facilitated offering is designed for Senior Executives to set the vision and cultural change requirements for the organization. Included offerings are:
Executive Overview (Session 1): This 4 hour offering describes what is lean, how lean initiatives have been successfully executed in healthcare organizations, and the role of senior leaders, managers, and front line professionals.
Executive Overview (Session 2): This 4 hour offering enables leaders to create the list of their strategic priorities and align them with potential projects for implementation in their organization.