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Effective Mistake Proofing Webinar- Watch Here

In this Webinar you will learn techniques for eliminating defects, improving quality and streamlining work.
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Complimentary Webinar: Effective Mistake Proofing in Healthcare

Mistake-Proofing (or Poka Yoke) prevents mistakes from being made or makes the mistake obvious at a glance, so that corrective action can be taken before a patient is harmed. It’s a common sense approach to create low-cost, effective design changes that reduce errors. Learn techniques for eliminating defects, improving quality and streamlining work. Register Here! Continue reading

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Understanding Root Cause Analysis- Watch Webinar

Key concepts of 5 Whys and Fishbone, that are used to solve complex problems and can be applied within your organization. Learn tools and techniques to finding solutions, how to avoid common misuse of the process and
how to apply it for success.
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Toyota Kata- Video

Mobilizing Our Ingenuity Through Good Management-

In this video, Mike Rother shares valuable insights into the importance of ‘structured’ change methodology, called Kata.
At Lean Advisors, we believe Kata is the next major critical concept organizations need to grasp in order to create a sustainable transformation. Mike’s past work on VSM was ground breaking and gave us the method for analyzing processes properly. Mike has become one of the world’s leading experts on Lean. Watch Video Continue reading

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Online Yellow and Green Belt, Endorsed by Quality Healthcare Network- QHN.CA

Online Certification Available for Healthcare Organizations.

Lean Advisors Online, is pleased to announce that Quality Healthcare Network (QHN.CA) now endorses their industry leading Online Yellow and Green Belt Certification Courses for Healthcare Organizations worldwide. Read More Continue reading

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Online Yellow and Green Belt Certification- Now Available

Lean Advisors Online now offers Online Yellow and Green Belt Certification Programs for Lean Healthcare.
Our Online Certification courses, developed in partnership with Healthcare Organizations, the Ministry and our e-learning partner, are flexible, affordable and tailored specifically for the Healthcare sector. Individuals earn a valuable credential and enrich their contribution to lead Lean business process improvement initiatives and promote effective cultural change. Learn More Continue reading

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Making the Lean Leap

Featured Article recently published in AMD & More Magazine, authored by Mike Boucher, VP of Client Services. Continue reading

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Lean Advisors to present at Taming of the Queue Conference

Lean Advisors is pleased to announce that Larry Cote, President of Lean Advisors Inc will be speaking at the Taming of the Queue Conference in Ottawa, Ontario on March 21st. The topic of his session will be Taking a systems approach to wait times. Continue reading

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Lean: Does it Work? Red Flags to Watch For- Part 3 of 3

Lean Does Work. The caveat is that you must discover the ‘right’ or proper adaptation of the thinking and concept to your unique situation. The Focus in this final section will be that once you have acknowledged the above, you can then begin to search for the proper solution and resources to lead your Lean Transformation and at the same time be aware of some of the ‘red flags’ to keep in mind while deciding on the expertise required.

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Lean Success- Ministry of Health in Saskatchewan: Watch Video

Since the 2008 initial implementation of Lean in Saskatchewans Ministry of Health, the Ministry has experienced the emergence of a culture of continuous improvement. Most of the Ministrys Lean teams, which began in partnership with Lean Advisors Inc., are not only sustaining their initial success but continue to work toward further improvements.
Click to watch the video and learn more about Saskatchewans Health System achievements with Lean.
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