Lean Healthcare: Q & A with speaker and author Mark Graban

Mon, 8/8/2016 - 4:05pmJeff Zinger0 Commentsvar addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: " UA-317164-6 " };Corepoint Health ' s annual user group conference offers optional pre-conference training courses designed to educate and improve the attendees ' professional IT skills, typically involving health data standards and interoperability. In 2016, we ' ve added a different angle for one pre-conference course that is designed to help customers successfuly and proactively manage change using Lean business principles.  We invited Mark Graban, an internationally recognized expert in Lean healthcare, and author of the books " Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Engagement " and " Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Frontline Staff in Sustainable Continuous Improvements. "  If you ' re attending Corepoint Connect 16 and are interested in learning more about the Lean Healthcare workshop,email us today. The 4-hour workshop will be held from 8:00 am to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 11.  I reached out to Mr. Graban to ask him a few questions about the benefits and challenges of using Lean principles in healthcare: How can technical teams comprised of analysts and interface developers benefit from Lean principles?Long story short … If it’s not benefiting everybody involved, it’s not really Lean. Lean is not a “zero sum game” as we’ve seen with other management approaches. Generally speaking, the adopt...
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