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. 2022 Jul 1;100(7):503–513.

Table 3. Small Kaizen per department .

Department A

Small Problems

Solutions

Intra-team communication problems

Soft skills training plan.

Team building.

Discussion circles.

Five (05) minute handover meeting.

Lack of visual management

Team organization chart with staff photos.

Tracing the radio circuit to free up space for patients (beds or wheelchairs).

Department B

Small Problems

Solutions

Intra-team communication problem

Draw a dynamic table for improvement proposals and problems encountered. Plan bi-monthly meetings to discuss the areas of improvement identified in the proposal chart.

Unsuitable transportation modes and conditions

A transport bin is provided with compartments large enough to hold the sample vials in their isolator bags.

Department C

Small Problems

Solutions

Postponement of registrations due to lack of documents

Create a poster that outlines the documents needed for registration

“Examination Request" form not properly filled out

Automate the "examination request" form (Figure 6 ).