Lean projects were designed by University of Utah Health Care to utilize a set of principles and techniques for process improvement. These strategies center on maximizing value to the user. One outcome of Lean projects are A3 templates, which have been collected and are presented in the Lean Project Repository collection.
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A LEAN Application in Documenting Patient Education | Darrin Doman; Jean Shipman; Erica Lake; Madeline Araya; Alisha Richins; Jessica Van Der Volgen | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Patient Education as Topic; Meaningful Use; Reimbursement, Incentive; Software; Electronic Health Records; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
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Improving the Intake Process/Re-engineering Public Affairs & Marketing | Stephen Clark; Jesse Colby; Brian Gresh; Dennis Jolley; Michael Mozdy; Christopher Nelson; Kathy Wilets; Elizabeth Winter; Dr. Glen Schmidt; Jonathan Naylor | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Marketing of Health Services; Public Relations; Communication; Public Relations; Community-Institutional Relations; Pilot Projects; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
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Gallstone Disease Management through the ED | Kathy Adamson; Toby Enniss; Kevin James; Richard Kiser; Michael Mallin; Scott Morris; Ram Nirula; Collin Prasad; Scott Richardson | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Choledocholithiasis; Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine; Gallstones; Process Assessment (Health Care); Patient Satisfaction; Disease Management; Emergency Department; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
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Optimizing Surgical Safety: Time Out Project (TOP) | Cherisse Davis RN; Ken Johnson MD; Michael Juretich; John Langell MD; Ting Liu MD; Joshua Negley BA; Brigid O'Holleran MD; R. Lor Randall, MD; Meic Schmidt, MD | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Operative Time; Checklist; Time Management; Safety Management; Time-out Process; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
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Improving the Discharge Process for Normal Mothers and Newborns on the Maternal Newborn Care Unit (MNBCU) | Karen Buchi, MD; Julie Shakib, DO; Jennifer Vanhorn, MD; Terrie Dority, RN; Christine Pettit, RN; Marjorie Putnam, RN; Rita Aguilar, RN; Erika Lindley | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Patient Discharge; Neonatal Screening; Patient Satisfaction; Time Management; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
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Access for New Patients to see a Urology Provider | David Ray; Debbie Miller; Ashlee Argyle; Jennifer Salter; Blake Hamilton | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Appointments and Schedules; Health Services Accessibility; Workflow; Quality Control; Cost Savings; New Patient Visits; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
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APC Kaisen | Edward Nelson MD; Leigh Neumayer MD; Katie Russell MD; Victoria Serpico APRN; Cori Ward MBA; Mary Mone RN BSE; Joanna Lynch PA-C | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Appointments and Schedules; Breast Neoplasms; Clinical Audit; Advanced Practice Clinicians; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
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To Reduce the Number of Unnecessary ECGs Ordered and Performed in the Pre-Op Clinic of Anesthesiology Department | Terry Anderson RN, BSN; Amber Bledsoe MD; John Langell, MD, PhD; Sathya Vijayakumar, MS; Ivy Zawalski RN, BSN; Josh Zimmerman MD | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Preoperative Care; Clinical Protocols; Nursing Audit; Clinical Audit; Electrocardiography; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Health Services Misuse; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
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To Improve and Better Coordinate the Transfer of Critically Ill Patients from Outside Facilities to the University of Utah Health Science Center | Estelle Harris; Julia Beynon; Rachel Sheets; Jordan Holloman; Spencer Steinbach; Jamie McCormick; Alexander Colonna | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Transportation of Patients; Forms and Records Control; Checklist; Quality Control; Image Transfer; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
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Utah Population Database Access | Jennifer Logan, PhD; Michael Varner, MD; Jahn Barlow, MPA; Nicola Camp, PhD; Liz Joy, MD; Barry Nangle, PhD; Ken Smith, PhD; Nan Stroup, PhD | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Ethics Committees, Research; Access to Information; Application Process; Institutional Review Board; Utah Population Database; Resource for Genetic Epidemiology; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
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Tracking CME Courses | Karen Anastasopoulos; Carmina Lu; Kim Mahoney; Renae Hanson; Trisha Veenema; Richard Pater; Brad Halvorsen; Jack Dolcourt | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Education, Medical, Continuing; Certificate of Attendance; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 1 |
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Decreasing Variability in Operative University Resources (DeVOUR) | Joanna Beachy; Russell Vinik; Dan Sampson; Trent Fluhrer; Jonathan Lowe; Alex Pavi | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Surgical Mesh; Cost Savings; Value-Based Purchasing; Costs and Cost Analysis; Inventories, Hospital; Cost Control; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 2 |
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TeleNeurology Bring U Home | Summer Gibson; Gordon Smith; Peter Hannon; Susan Baggaley; Jordan Holloman | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Operative Time; Checklist; Time Management; Safety Management; Time-out Process; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 2 |
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Balancing Same-Day Access with Preventive Care Access in a Pediatric Clinic | Anne Huff; Kelsey Inglesby; Jace Manning; Paula Olsen; Dan Payne; Jessica Rasmussen; Staci Taufer; Carole Stipelman | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; Appointments and Schedules; Planning Techniques; Education, Medical, Graduate; PDSA Cycles | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 3 |
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Decreasing GI Endoscopy Lab Turnover Time | John C. Fang; Douglas Adler; Kristen Cox; Teri Mallard; Christie Sue Bracken; Todd Glazi | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Endoscopy; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Time Management; Checklist; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 3 |
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Cores Accounting | Elliot Francis; Kristy Green; Rick Haycock; Alex Pavia; John Phillips; Brenda Smith | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Accounting; Financial Management; Chartfield Validation; Spreadsheets; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 3 |
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Improving Perioperative Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery at Huntsman Cancer Institute | Marc Error; Devin Tracey; Dani Willey; Arlene Ervin; Cressida Cooke; Michelle Mcardle | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Parathyroid Neoplasms; Perioperative Period; Perioperative Care; Appointments and Schedules; Patient Medication Knowledge; LEAN Projec | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 3 |
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Improving Specialty Referrals at South Jordan Health Center | Mark Savarise; Gus Abt; Gail Draper; Stacy McNichol; Debbie Miller; Erika Styles; Monique Wil | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Referral and Consultation; Community Health Centers; Appointments and Schedules; Patient Satisfaction; Electronic Health Records; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 3 |
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Molecular Medicine/Human Genetics (U2M2/HG): Purchasing Process Enhancement | Rachel Bookman; Rick Haycock; Chris LaSalle; Cary Lopez; Julia Pili; Jim Urry | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Accounting; Financial Management; Group Purchasing; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 3 |
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Decreasing Undesirable Events Related to ROP Eye Exams in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) | Joanna Beachy; Lance Bradshaw; Vicki Brunstetter; Luca Brunelli; Galina Morshedzadeh; Lori Trumbo | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Physical Examination; Retinopathy of Prematurity; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Length of Stay; Stress, Physiological; Education, Nursing; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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A Reduction in Emergency Department Waiting Times for Patients Accepted for Psychiatric Admission | Jan Terpstra; Christopher Smith; Paige Ponte; Paige Cooper; Sarah Parker; Josh Jabez; Christy Hopkin | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Emergency Services, Psychiatric; Admitting Department, Hospital; Waiting Lists; Patient Transfer; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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CTR outside of OR | Jason Quinn; Mike Kinnebrew; Dana Romero; Douglas T Hutchinson; Kris Simeona | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Surgical Procedures, Elective; Trigger Finger Disorder; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Orthopedic Procedures; Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; Process Assessment (Health Care); Meaningful Use; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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Improved Access while Maximizing Clinical and Financial Outcomes in Day Treatment | Kristi Kleinschmit; Laura Cover; Cristina Hudak; Rudy Meier; Radha Moldover; Karina Rasmussen; Crisjon Solano; Paige Strate; Suzanne Tyndall; Amanda Miller Weeks; Megan Wrona | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Health Services Accessibility; Child Psychiatry; Waiting Lists; Inpatients; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Referral and Consultation; Treatment Outcome; Child Psychiatric Services; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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How Do You Improve When You Don't Know Where You Started? Outcomes Collection to Examine Quality of Physical Therapy Care for Low Back Pain | Julie Fritz; Robin Marcus; Kim Cohee; Lo Knapp; Ines Schwemmer; Trevor Thinnes; Bryant Blackham | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Low Back Pain; Physical Therapists; Data Collection; Patient Compliance; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Quality of Health Care; Oswestry Disability Index; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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Implementation of APP into Clinic with an In-Step Model of Collaborative Care to Maximize Patient Access, Improve Patient Satisfaction and Maintain or Improve Financial Viability | William Brant; Kate Trueheart; David Ray; Molly Shadrick; Marisa Ellsworth; Kyle Spackman; Blake Hamilton | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Health Services Accessibility; Appointments and Schedules; Patient Satisfaction; Waiting Lists; Hospitals, High-Volume; Workflow; Collaborative Care; Income; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |