Implementing Lean Health Reforms in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has gone further than any other Canadian province in implementing health system process improvements using Lean, a production line discipline that originated with the automobile industry. The goal of the Lean reform is to reduce waste and improve quality and overall health system perfor...
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| description | Saskatchewan has gone further than any other Canadian province in implementing health system process improvements using Lean, a production line discipline that originated with the automobile industry. The goal of the Lean reform is to reduce waste and improve quality and overall health system performance by long-term changes in behaviour. Lean enjoys a privileged position on the provincial government’s agenda because of the policy’s championing by the Deputy Minister of Health and the policy’s fit with the government’s patient-centred care agenda. The implementation of reform depends on a major investment of time in the training and Lean-certification of key leaders and managers in the provincial health system. The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses, the union representing the single largest group of health workers in the province, has agreed to co-operate with the provincial government in implementing Lean-type reforms. Thus far, the government has had limited independent evaluation of Lean while internal evaluations claim some successes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95c5fa27d4cc4077a6163cd15ccecacc2022-12-21T23:16:26ZengMcMaster University Library PressHealth Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé2291-63692013-07-011110.13162/hro-ors.01.01.01Implementing Lean Health Reforms in SaskatchewanGreg Marchildon0University of ReginaSaskatchewan has gone further than any other Canadian province in implementing health system process improvements using Lean, a production line discipline that originated with the automobile industry. The goal of the Lean reform is to reduce waste and improve quality and overall health system performance by long-term changes in behaviour. Lean enjoys a privileged position on the provincial government’s agenda because of the policy’s championing by the Deputy Minister of Health and the policy’s fit with the government’s patient-centred care agenda. The implementation of reform depends on a major investment of time in the training and Lean-certification of key leaders and managers in the provincial health system. The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses, the union representing the single largest group of health workers in the province, has agreed to co-operate with the provincial government in implementing Lean-type reforms. Thus far, the government has had limited independent evaluation of Lean while internal evaluations claim some successes.https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/1180/1218Dan FlorizoneLeanPatient First ReviewReleasing Time to CareSaskatchewan Ministry of HealthToyota Production System |
| spellingShingle | Greg Marchildon Implementing Lean Health Reforms in Saskatchewan Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé Dan Florizone Lean Patient First Review Releasing Time to Care Saskatchewan Ministry of Health Toyota Production System |
| title | Implementing Lean Health Reforms in Saskatchewan |
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| title_fullStr | Implementing Lean Health Reforms in Saskatchewan |
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| title_short | Implementing Lean Health Reforms in Saskatchewan |
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| topic | Dan Florizone Lean Patient First Review Releasing Time to Care Saskatchewan Ministry of Health Toyota Production System |
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