16 Successful scale up and spread of transformational outcomes to reduce cost and bring joy every day
<h3>Description</h3> Value improvement, which is based on lean accounting and the application of improvement science ensures efficient resource utilization, cost-effective care delivery, improved patient outcomes and a focus on continuous improvement to meet evolving healthcare challenges of high costs and enhancement in quality of care. Many teams across the healthcare system implement a stock inventory system, apply Lean principals of e.g., 5S, Kanban, Visual Ques, and review of procurement items. One unit reduced monthly consumable costs by $330,000 USD when multiplied to a further ten units can save $3.2 million United States Dollars (USD). Each team implements joy in work to seek to understand how to make each day a better day.
Authors
- Maryanne Gillies
- Nasser Al Naimi
- Reham Negmeldin
Institutions
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement (US)
- Parkview Health (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-ihi.16
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00