Lean Ergonomics

Lean Ergonomics in Healthcare

Management of healthcare practices has become increasingly difficult in recent years, with reimbursement cuts hitting diagnostic imaging and patient care departments hard. High rates of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) among healthcare professionals are costing employers billions of dollars yearly. Workforce shortages are affecting productivity, patient care and reimbursement revenue. Many facilities look for ways to increase productivity to improve the bottom line, yet increasing throughput in areas at risk for WRMSDs forces physicians and healthcare professionals to cope with more exposure to risk for injury. Blending the principles of lean healthcare and ergonomics provides a management strategy for process improvement whereby productivity is improved and exposure to risk for work-related injury is reduced.

What if you could:

Be responsive to patient needs
Not waste time, yours or your patients'
Improve productivity, while reducing risk for injury
Improve the accuracy of patient care

Facilities already working with process improvement consultants know how Lean management principles can bring about and sustain positive change in their facilities. Essential Ergonomics adds additional value by providing tools to work more safely and effectively, further increasing profits through increased productivity and reduced Worker’s Compensation costs.

For facilities new to Lean, blending ergonomics with lean problem solving techniques provides methods for increasing productivity, including best practices, work safety and employee involvement.

For information on Lean Ergonomics consulting, contact Essential Ergonomics.

Lean Management and Ergonomics

Catalyst Training – Essential Ergonomics provides ergonomic education programs for facilities new to process improvement or those seeking to blend the principles of Lean management and ergonomics. Program format includes a combination of lecture, demonstrations, small group break-out sessions, video training modules and/or a walkabout review of concepts learned, utilizing the actual work environment, when possible. Attendees receive a reference handout of resources and related information for continued study and implementation of Lean ergonomic principles in their own workplace.

Learn how to:

Understand risk factors for WRMSD and how they affect your bottom line
Identify risk factors for WRMSD in your facility including the use of lean problem solving tools to identify exposure to risk factors
Recognize how implementing work safety programs can provide significant improvements in quality and productivity of work and reduce the costs associated with work-related injury
Discover how to translate metrics such as direct and indirect costs of injuries into a number with bottom-line impact in order to build a business case for ergonomics for your facility/department

For information on Lean Ergonomic Catalyst Training, contact Essential Ergonomics.