Leigh helps Canadians get Lean
Associate Professor Leigh Kinsman has travelled to Canada to work on an evaluation project of Saskatchewan’s health care transformation using the Lean Management System.
Leigh will work with Dr Thomas Rotter from the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, and meet with a research team from the University of Western Ontario.
The group is looking to adapt the Lean Management System to the health industry to reduce health-care costs, maximize efficiencies and improve patient oriented experiences. The initial focus for the group is on leadership, strategic alignment, training, and creation of a supportive infrastructure.
This is the planning phase to develop a complete evaluation plan where the goal is a whole system transformation that produces ‘better health, better value, better care, and better teams.’