{"id":3921,"date":"2015-11-17T11:20:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T17:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/?p=3921"},"modified":"2023-01-26T09:49:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T15:49:57","slug":"kaizen-in-practice-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/kaizen-in-practice-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaizen: Constant Practice Improvement – From Wooden to Deming"},"content":{"rendered":"

What improvements do you need to make in your practice for 2016?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Managing your practice is similar to managing a sports team<\/strong> in many ways. There are goals, rules, plays (procedures,) skill development, strategies, winning and losing. There is also coaching and training.<\/p>\n

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The teams that win the most constantly work to improve.<\/strong> But the improvements often focus on just the refinement of the basics.<\/span><\/p>\n

One chiropractor I worked with told me stories<\/strong> about his experiences with John Wooden. Coach Wooden was a very successful basketball coach who coached the UCLA basketball team to 10 national championships over a 12-year period.<\/p>\n

Here is what Coach Wooden has said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhen you improve a little each day, <\/strong>eventually big things occur…. Not tomorrow, not the next day, but eventually a big gain is made. Don\u2019t look for the big, quick improvement.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Seek the small improvement one day at a time.<\/strong> That\u2019s the only way it happens – and when it happens, it lasts.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n

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In Japan they have something called Kaizen.<\/strong> This means continuous improvement. Part of this was developed by another Midwesterner (Wooden was from Indiana), Edwards Deming (Iowa).<\/div>\n
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\"Kaizen\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Deming Cycle is a process of continuous improvement<\/strong> that helped grow the Japanese car industry in the 60\u2019s to what it is today. For a long time, Detroit auto companies weren\u2019t that interested in what Deming had to say – and, of course, we can see how that turned out for them!<\/p>\n

Constant improvement takes discipline<\/strong>. Those of you who had to practice a musical instrument or an athletic skill in school remember the daily routine. Improving the little things can get boring and when a colleague calls with excitement about this new seminar or gadget or website, many doctors are off to the chase the \u201cshiny things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Innovation needs to happen<\/strong>, certainly. But the real successful businesses and teams continually work to master what they already do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mastering the basics is always the key to success<\/strong>. Deliberate practice, study and good coaching. And this takes discipline and… a certain degree of humility to admit you can personally improve.<\/p>\n

But since you are not a full time coach and mostly work IN the practice,<\/strong> you have to schedule specific times to work ON<\/strong> the practice. But what do you work on? ICD 11? (Yes… it IS on the horizon!) More E.H.R?<\/p>\n

Well, maybe, but these are not the areas that will significantly\u00a0<\/strong>improve your business over the long run and take it to the next level.<\/p>\n

To help you uncover what should be improved<\/strong>, you can use our updated Practice Progress Grid<\/span>. You can go over it with your team and plot where you were, where you are now… and then where you want to be next year! (Link is below.)<\/p>\n

This can help reveal what organizational and engineering steps\u00a0<\/strong>you need to build a better business machine for 2016.<\/p>\n

In most cases, the improvements don\u2019t have to be major.<\/strong> They just have to be continuously refined. But some areas that are holding you back from your goals can be hidden or overlooked.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to dig deeper<\/strong>, we also have our Practice Development Assessment(PDA<\/span>). It takes more time to complete but gives you a more complete analysis. (The link is below.)<\/p>\n

The world is changing faster and faster.<\/strong> You have to constantly improve to keep up, let alone, to stay ahead. And if you don\u2019t… well, your patients will be going to those offices that are.<\/p>\n

From all of us at PM&A<\/strong>, we look forward to your continued improvements and to helping you get closer to your goals in the New Year.<\/p>\n

Ed Petty<\/p>\n

Link to\u00a0Practice Progress Grid<\/a>
\nLink to\u00a0Practice Development Assessment<\/a>\u00a0(No charge for first 15 users, $25 thereafter.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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