• Streamlining Lab Processes: The Power of Kaizen

  • Aug 16 2024
  • Length: 18 mins
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Streamlining Lab Processes: The Power of Kaizen

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  • In this month’s episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Jessica Stellmaker on creating a culture of continuous improvement using Kaizen events.

    Timestamps:
    0:00 Intro
    00:40 What is a kaizen event?
    04:01 Kaizen week

    06:28 Create a culture of continuous improvement

    09:54 Resources
    11:31 Fail point

    13:15 Impacts on laboratory functions

    17:02 Outro

    Resources:
    Continuous Improvement: Kaizen Events - Insights (mayocliniclabs.com)

    For additional learning:

    1. Flug J, Stellmaker J, Sharpe R, et al. Kaizen Process Improvement in Radiology: Primer for Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement. RadioGraphics, 42(3), 919-928.
    2. Flug J, Stellmaker J, Tollefson C, et al. (2022). Improving Turnaround Time in a Hospital-based CT Division with the Kaizen Method. RadioGraphics, 42(E125-E131).
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