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The Eight Types of Waste in Healthcare

In the healthcare industry, errors and inefficient processes can literally mean the difference between life and death. In this course, consultant and author Mark Graban breaks down the eight wastes as they apply to healthcare, using powerful stories to illustrate their impact.

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The Aim of Healthcare as a System

Mark Graban stresses the real goal of lean in healthcare, and how it differs from manufacturing.

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  1. The Eight Types of Waste in Healthcare: Introduction 02:11
  2. The Purpose of Lean in Healthcare 08:29
  3. What Do We Mean by “The 8 Wastes" in Healthcare? 04:14
  4. Defining Value in Healthcare 03:28
  5. The Wastes of Motion, Waiting, and Human Potential in a Surgical Suite 04:34
  6. Patient Harm as a System Defect 06:50
  7. The Wastes of Inventory, Transportation, and Overproduction in Healthcare 04:58
  8. Meaningful 5S in a Children’s Hospital Radiology and MRI Suite 05:39
  9. The Aim of Healthcare as a System 02:58
  10. Audience Q&A - How Do You Start a Lean Transformation? 01:29
  11. Audience Q&A- How Will Lean Methods Impact HCAHPS Scores? 00:56
  12. Audience Q&A - What is the Appropriate Number of Inventory Turns for a Hospital Store Room? 01:31
  13. Audience Q&A - How Can Lean Improve Discharge Planning in a Hospital? 02:00
  14. Mark Graban - Stories of the Eight Types of Waste in Healthcare 01:00:14

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