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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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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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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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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Improving the Patient Experience in Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine | Collin Cowley; Anja Baldree; Leslie Bardsley; Candice Gourley; Heather Gunnerson; Brandy Harman; Lorie Lepley; David Meyers, Alyssa Rimer; William Gershan; Yvonne Rawlins | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Quality of Health Care; Patient Satisfaction; Appointments and Schedules; Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; Reference Standards; Data Collection; Ancillary Services, Hospital; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 2 |
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Increasing Care Plan Completion: High-Utilizing UU Health Plan Members | Jennifer Leiser; Johanna Greenberg; Stephanie Wallace; Louthilia Mose; Emily Carlson | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Electronic Health Records; Meaningful Use; Workflow; Patient Care Management; Community Health Centers; Medicaid; Capitation Fee; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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Intermountain Healthcare Research Subcontracting Process | Michael Varner; Brent Brown; Laurie Lesher; Todd Bjorklund; Kristie Thompson; Sandy Drollinger; Kris Larrabee; Amy Sikalis; JesseWhitfield; Peggy Reed; Luca Boi; Jennifer Logan | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Contract Services; Financing, Government; Institutional Practice; Contract Templates; Purchase Orders; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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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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Oncologic Screening | Ben Voorhies; Anna Beck; Natalie Sanders; Mary Spivey; Amy Horyna; Shauna Francom; Surya Rai | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Early Detection of Cancer; Patient Care Management; Ambulatory Care; Severity of Illness Index; Outpatient Screening Index; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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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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Product Waste in the OR | These A3 templates apply the LEAN principles to the healthcare setting and were produced by 4 cohorts as deliverables of the Physician Leader/Health Sciences Leader Lean Education Program. | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Operating Rooms; Product Waste; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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Reducing Frequent EMS/ED Use Among Frequent EMS Users | Scott Youngquist; Alli Osgood; Ty Shepherd; Clair Baldwin | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Hotlines; Telephone; Needs Assessment; Emergency Medical Services; Patient Care Management; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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Robotic Surgery 3×3 | Christopher Dechet; Ben Chortkoff; Ben Tanner; David Ray; Darcia Mallory‐Gordon; Linda Bauer; Nathan Wilding | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Robotics; Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male; Workflow; Patient Turnover; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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Standardization of Bone Mineral Density Reporting at UUHSC | Karla Miller; Leslie Weight; Claire Adams; Tiffany Sandberg; Nichol Ziegler; Marissa Grotzke | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Bone Density; Electronic Health Records; Observer Variation; Research Design; Data Collection; Bone Mineral Density Reporting; EPIC; 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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The Librarian: Rounding to be Lean | Abby Adamczyk; Kencee Graves; Claire Hamasu; Debra Simmons; Robert Millsap; Nathan Wilding; Luca Boi; Dave Alleman | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Librarian; Literature Research; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |
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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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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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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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UNI Rapid Access to Clinical Evaluation (RACE) | Roxanne Bartel; Tom Conover; Katy Halverson; Jason Hunziker; Stephanie Johnson; Sebastian Kreitschitz; Jake O'Meilia; Paul Petersen; Howard Week | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Admitting Department, Hospital; Psychiatric Department, Hospital; Reimbursement, Incentive; Reimbursement Mechanisms; Time-to-Treatment; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; Medical History Taking; Waiting Lists; Admission Process; University Neuro... | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 2 |
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University of Utah Orthopaedic Center (UOC) Clinic Access & Scheduling | Jason Quinn; Lynsey Lawrence; Riley Hamilton; John Huntinghouse; Alex Wee; Michelle Ebright; Ryan VanderWerff; Bart Adams; Patrick Greis; David Petron; Bob Tot | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Appointments and Schedules; Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; Time Management; Total Quality Management; VTQ; EPIC; UOC; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 2 |
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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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Wait Time Analysis and Reduction at Greenwood Pediatrics | Jeffrey Cline; Matt Robinson; Jeanette Jordan; Andy Welch; Danzie Bell; Ellie Brownstein | Efficiency, Organizational; Total Quality Management; Cost Savings; Physician's Practice Patterns; Waiting Lists; Patient Satisfaction; Appointments and Schedules;Task Performance and Analysis; Quality Improvement; LEAN Project | 2013 Lean Project Repository: Cohort 4 |