Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Part XC: The A3 Approach and Lean in Healthcare.
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Abstract
The A3 form is a structured way of solving problems using a detailed step-by-step methodology using the principles of the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle. The A3 form supports efforts to organize the thinking of workers about new ways to improve. The form is used as a guide for many project teams to find answers, and then the team arrives at decisions through consensus. Sometimes process mapping, driver diagrams, and gap analysis are included in A3 problem solving. The A3 form is just one of numerous healthcare applications for the Toyota Production System and Lean.
Medical subject headings
- Delivery of Health Care
- Problem Solving