Hands-On Lean Projects for Materials Management Departments

Speaker: Michael Lortie, Corporate Director of Materials Management, Carondelet Health Network
Moderator: Sherri Fay, RN, BS, Clinical Resource Consultant, Medical Supply Sourcing, Vanderbilt Medical Center

Overview: "Feel free to try this at home!" Ten different Lean projects that can be used in any Materials Management Department to more efficient and effective. Participants with little or no Lean experience are welcome, and will be given a basic education in Lean terms and techniques, and how to apply them in evaluating your department. Take-aways will include departmental projects that can be implemented with a minimum of effort to eliminate waste in your operations. The need to increase patient throughput and satisfaction without increasing costs resulted in this four hospital system implementing Lean concepts. Improving your Materials flow does not mean you have to resort to outsourcing your staff or other extreme methods.

Costs: $119 per CD-ROM- AHRMM Members; $139 per CD-ROM - Non-members

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This program was recorded May 5, 2009.