Streamlining Lab Processes: The Power of Kaizen

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Lab Medicine Rounds

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

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A Mayo Clinic podcast for laboratory professionals, physicians, and students, hosted by Justin Kreuter, M.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, featuring educational topics and insightful takeaways to apply in your practice.

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Streamlining Lab Processes: The Power of Kaizen

Lab Medicine Rounds

17 minutes

1 year ago

Streamlining Lab Processes: The Power of Kaizen

In this month’s episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Jessica Stellmaker on creating a culture of continuous improvement using Kaizen events.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
00:40 What is a kaizen event?
04:01 Kaizen week

06:28 Create a culture of continuous improvement

09:54 Resources
11:31 Fail point

13:15 Impacts on laboratory functions

17:02 Outro

Resources:
Continuous Improvement: Kaizen Events - Insights (mayocliniclabs.com)

For additional learning:

Flug J, Stellmaker J, Sharpe R, et al. Kaizen Process Improvement in Radiology: Primer for Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement. RadioGraphics, 42(3), 919-928.
Flug J, Stellmaker J, Tollefson C, et al. (2022). Improving Turnaround Time in a Hospital-based CT Division with the Kaizen Method. RadioGraphics, 42(E125-E131).