Hospitals cannot continue to operate as they have in the past. Insurance companies are not willing to pay for non-value added work associated with hospital processes.
Thomas G. Zidel
A Lean Toolbox - Using Lean Principles and Techniques in Healthcare
Lower Overall Costs
- Savings of 25% or more over in-house training plus the added benefit of focusing education staff resources on internal initiatives
- Minimize litigation risk by outsourcing training and document retention to Cascade
- Repurposed human and physical assets allow Education Departments to focus on mission critical initiatives that impact the quality of patient care
Improved Quality
- Training incorporates a national perspective and industry best practices tailored to individual hospital needs
- Training rooted in the latest evidence-based practice and real world application
- Instruction delivered by passionate instructors in an engaging polished style ensuring students retain information and leave prepared, confident and ready to perform in the field
Refocus Resources
- Setup, takedown, equipment maintenance, space limitations, materials and customer support is all provided by Cascade
- Abundant course offerings combined with online, phone and email customer support means fewer no-shows, expired credentials, backfilled shifts, overtime or reimbursements
- Accounts payable integration is simple and efficient
- Accountability for maintaining right-to-work credentials is shifted to employee and easily verified by manager
Guaranteed Compliance
- All training delivered to accredited standards, regardless of location
- Credential documentation is retained and accessible 24x7 for audits
- Students that fail a course can retake at no charge*
PAIN YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH
- Inefficient use of facility staff to administer in-house programs
- Course scheduling logistics for instructors and students
- Skipped classes (causing over-staffed class instructors)
- Overtime pay for classes taken after a 40 hour work week
- Reimbursements for classes taken outside of hospital
- Backfilling shifts for training or expired certifications
- Providing adequate customer service by hospital staff
- Insufficient class offerings to ensure certifications don’t lapse
- Trainer turnover
- Inconsistent Instructor quality across hospital facilities
- Lack of or availability of adequate space
- Risk - "Colleague Factor" = card issued without completing the full course
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