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Workforce Development
Time Wise® Distance Learning: LeanPro Healthcare
A successful long-term Lean implementation program requires senior management to empower their staff with a Lean education. Distance learning provides the foundation needed for the implementation of Lean training and continuous improvement activities. Distance learning is an effective and economical way to educate everyone at all levels in the organization.
Time Wise® LeanPro Healthcare is the definitive educational content required by Healthcare professionals who are starting their Lean program. Time Wise® LeanPro Healthcare presents the business case for Lean in hospital, clinic and related service provider environments. It can also serve as a “24/7” repository of Lean information for the Lean practitioner. Used for new employee orientation, it's a jumpstart on a Lean journey of constantly seeking organizational improvement.
All Time Wise® LeanPro courses are nationally-recognized, SCORM-compliant and are structured in self-paced chapters complete with photos, interactive exercises, working forms, Lean procedures and quizzes.
Courses are offered online via a hosted Learning Management System (LMS). The hosted LMS offers additional features such as employee progress tracking, discussion forums, instructor grade book, automated email functions, and automatic generation of certificate upon successful completion of the course.
Course Overview
Time Wise® LeanPro Healthcare provides a comprehensive overview of the rules, tools and elements of Lean, authored by experts with hands-on, practical worldwide experience.
The structured content presents Lean theory, best practices, case studies and in-depth discussion of Lean principles in a clear, concise manner where the “how-to’s” needed to effectively train and deploy Lean in the workplace are well defined.
The content is abundant with examples of why, how and where Lean project design can achieve immediate and sustainable results. Time Wise® LeanPro Healthcare supplies the information, real-world case studies and suggested best practices that are indispensable for today’s healthcare professional to start and maintain their Lean journey.
The course includes detailed information on how to create a value stream map, the structure and facilitation of each type of Kaizen rapid improvement event, and an examination of the integration of Lean and Six Sigma.
Course Objectives
Participants will:
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Gain an understanding of how Lean can provide substantial improvements in the areas of variation reduction, cost, productivity, speed, cash flow, asset management, inventory and staff involvement
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Learn how Lean methods can reduce inefficiencies in a way that optimizes work flow, productivity and quality of patient care
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Gain a better appreciation of team dynamics
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Develop the ability to transfer newly-acquired Lean skills to their own departments
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Key Benefits
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Cost-effective solution that rapidly trains all employees
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Eliminates costly process of developing in-house training materials
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Course can be customized to include organization logo and organization-specific items
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Interactive quizzes and exercises are designed to reinforce what is learned
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A customized Certificate of Completion is provided to each employee
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