Continuous Improvement Module Overview PDF

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT DECEMBER 2024  WHAT IS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT? Continuous Improvement is a company-wide process of focused and ongoing incremental improvement. It involves everyone working together to make improvements without necessarily making huge capital investments. Continuous...

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT DECEMBER 2024  WHAT IS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT? Continuous Improvement is a company-wide process of focused and ongoing incremental improvement. It involves everyone working together to make improvements without necessarily making huge capital investments. Continuous Improvement consist of a number of tools and techniques dedicated to searching for sources of problems, waste and variation, and finding ways to minimise them. In healthcare it is, “An organisation’s cultural commitment to applying the scientific method to designing, performing, and continuously improving the work delivered by teams of people, leading to measurably better value for patients and other stakeholders”  CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT VALUE STREAM What is Continuous Improvement? 1. It is a System for creating thinking people (Leaders Role) 2. It is a System for eliminating waste 3. It is a System that allows us to Know normal from abnormal right now and respond right now – by making work visible. 16 Mediclinic Central Region | Strategic Planning session Dec 2024 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT VALUE STREAM  CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ROLE OF CI LEADERS CI Leaders do two things: Get each person to take initiative to solve problems and improve his/her job Ensure that each persons’ job is aligned to provide value for the customer and prosperity for the company WHAT IS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT? CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT GOAL ALIGNMENT “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself” Henry Ford  CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MODULE OVERVIEW Module Name 1 Building a Daily Management System 2 Organising for Efficiency 3 Developing Problem Solving Capability 4 Understanding and Analysing Processes 5 Quality Assurance 6 Skills Versatility 7 Human Capacity Utilisation