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Continuous Improvement
Improve Performance in Just Days and Sustain the Gains
Time Wise® Kaizen Rapid Improvement Event
Time Wise® Kaizen Rapid Improvement event is a Lean implementation experience that involves a series of activities which follow a structured 10-step Kaizen process to enable a team to achieve rapid, action-oriented improvements identified during the Value Stream Mapping event. A focused event (often called a “blitz”) concentrates on a particular process or activity and through a root cause analysis, identifies and quickly removes waste and aligns activities for a “speed-to-value” outcome. It is a team-based activity and incorporates data and analysis to resolve specific problems related to a desired future state.
The Time Wise Kaizen event uses the standard Plan-Do-Check-Act problem-solving model and participants learn to solve priority problems identified by Value Stream Mapping by bridging quickly to the desired future improved state outlined in the training.
Upon completion of the Kaizen event, the improvements are immediate. The organization will be able to:
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Improve patient satisfaction
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Reduce variations in quality of care
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Lower costs and use space more effectively
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Serve more patients with existing staff
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Effectively implement and sustain high-impact improvement opportunities
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Accomplish in days what other methods take months to get done
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At the conclusion of a Time Wise Kaizen event, clients receive:
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A comprehensive roll-up report for management
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A Kaizen storyboard illustrating improvements
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A plan for sustaining improvements
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Why a Time Wise Kaizen event is different
At Time Wise, a comprehensive approach is taken to Kaizen events. The actual event is facilitated by a certified Kaizen expert. All the materials needed are supplied including forms, guidelines and detailed instructions by the Time Wise team. The event includes a knowledge transfer of the Kaizen methodology to participants. Time Wise provides its unique Sustainment Manager tool, a web-based program that provides a centralized workspace for every Value Stream Mapping event as well as event management tracking, real time performance monitoring, document collaboration and a library of reference materials with document templates for your organization’s use as you continue your Lean journey.
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