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Lean Manufacturing Improves Emergency Department Throughput and Patient Satisfaction
Marlena Kane1, Kristen Chui, Janet Rimicci
1Author Affiliations: Director Value Stream Initiatives (Ms Kane), Vice President Emergency Services (Ms Rimicci), Director of Emergency Services (Ms Callagy), Chief Operating Officer (Mr Hereford), and Director of Research, Patient Care Services (Dr Pickham), Stanford Health Care, and Emergency Physicians (Drs Shen and Norris), Stanford Medicine, California; and Student (Ms Chui), Department of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles.
Abstract:
A multidisciplinary team led by nursing leadership and physicians developed a plan to meet increasing demand and improve the patient experience in the ED without expanding the department's current resources. The approach included Lean tools and engaged frontline staff and physicians. Applying Lean management principles resulted in quicker service, improved patient satisfaction, increased capacity, and reduced resource utilization. Incorporating continuous daily management is necessary for sustainment of continuous improvement activities.
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