Event: BMGI Workshop “Lean for Healthcare”

For those involved in direct patient contact or key processes supporting patient care.

(BMGI: Denver) -- BMGI in conjunction with BMG University announce “Lean for Healthcare,” a 4.5-day workshop providing a comprehensive introduction to lean in health care environments. The workshop is offered during February and June 2010 in Denver.

Classroom training combines lectures and simulation exercises covering value-stream mapping (VSM), data collection and analysis for VSM, 5S, rapid changeover, change management, mistake proofing, SCORE introduction, and more.

This workshop is specifically targeted for individuals who primarily work in health care clinical environments and are involved in direct patient contact (physicians, nurses, thrapists) or key processes (lab, diagnostics) supporting patient care. 

What students learn

• How to improve their response and outlook by simultaneously optimizing patient quality and decreasing cost using lean tools

• How to recognize opportunities where lean approaches can improve processes within and between departments (“identify waste”

• How to apply the appropriate lean methods and tools to visualize, measure, and tactically improve processes for the mutual benefit of the patient and the staff (“eliminate waste”)

• Construct value-stream maps to guide focused improvements

• Develop a mind-set shift in error prevention by investigation of “why and how” it occurred rather than “who” did it

• Employ a road map to deploy lean to processes in any health care organization

Registration and location

Choose a date and register online 24 hours a day.

Course material includes:

• All presented material plus textbook 

• Lean Healthcare Pocket Guide XL - Tools for the Elimination of Waste in Hospitals, Clinics and Other Healthcare Facilities, by Debra Hadfield (MCS Media Inc., 2007)

• “Fixing Healthcare from the Inside, Today” by Steven J. Spear, December 2005, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, a 30-page white paper including several case studies

• Access to BMGI’s Wizard: An online support portal featuring 24-hour access to templates, tools, project guidance, and training materials. It also includes a complete online reference guide that consists of lectures on any topic, sample exercises and quizzes, case study materials, and best practice information.

Still not sure if this class is for you? Call (800) 467-4462 or contact BMG University for assistance. 

Looking for training at your location?

BMGI also offers onsite training programs for groups of eight or more. For more information on onsite training, please contact BMGI directly.