Video -- Lean in the UK National Health Service

The positive ER post of the day…. here’s a nice video of a news story from the UK. The physician being interviewed does a good job of explaining Lean. “Accident and Emergency” is the UK term for “Emergency Room”

Reducing wasted/unnecessary steps
Better for the staff (more time on patient care)
Better for the patient (more timely care that’s safer)

The negative ER post of the day is found here.

About LeanBlog.org: Mark Graban is a consultant, author, and speaker in the “lean healthcare” methodology, focused on improving quality and patient safety, improving access, reducing costs, and fully engaging healthcare professionals. He is also the Chief Improvement Officer for KaiNexus.