Lean Coffee is an opportunity for lean professionals to discuss ideas, experiences, issues and/or improvements in lean. It's a structured, agenda-less meeting focused on topics that are important.....READ MORE

Topics: Lean Operational Improvement, All Posts

Nearly a year ago, I decided to host Philadelphia's first Lean coffee meeting - an agenda-less meeting, where people come to discuss topics related to lean and process improvement.

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Topics: Lean Operational Improvement, All Posts, Transformation

Everyone manages their work in different ways. Some people use lists; others prefer to schedule events on their calendars. We can manage tasks through digital mediums or take a more tangible form......READ MORE

Topics: All Posts, Transformation, kanban

Health systems interested in improving their patient flow face a number of questions as they design their new way of working. Uncertainty surrounding resource needs and durations of new process.....READ MORE

Topics: Lean Operational Improvement, All Posts, Transformation, Simulation, Case Study

Array facilitated a process mapping event where a multi-disciplinary team mapped current clinic operations using post-it notes and markers. The conversations among departments led the team to.....READ MORE

Topics: Lean Operational Improvement, All Posts, Transformation, process mapping

Benchmarks exist in almost all industries. In healthcare, metrics that are commonly compared using benchmarks include average length of stay, door to doctor time, and OR percent utilization. When.....READ MORE

Topics: Predictive Analytics, All Posts, Transformation, Publication