Learning objectives:
After participating in this session, participants will be able to:
1. Review and define the 8 wastes in healthcare. Explain how a process map is constructed.
2. Create a process map for an ambulatory surgical pathway in your hospital (total joint replacement)
3. Identify the 8 types of waste within a process map for ambulatory surgery (total joint replacement)
4. Suggest improvements to reduce 8 wastes, anesthesia induction/start time, emergence time and
OR turnover.