IGNITE HEALTHCARE
Accelerating Improvement
Get results in 14 weeks with our immersive leadership development program.
Equip your teams with the confidence and competence around problem-solving skills so they can meet any challenge put to them and exceed organizational goals.
Ignite Healthcare is the fastest way to:
- Upskill clinical and operational leaders
- Drive metric improvement through real projects
- Generate measurable ROI
- Build foundation to scale your agency to sustain
Curriculum from evidenced based tools applied in healthcare
- Participants apply learnings to actual department
challenges - Competency validation through guided improvement
work with experienced leaders - Combines expert instruction, simulation and coaching
- Participants gain simple, repeatable tools they can use to drive further projects after the program.
Unlike programs that train in isolation or only includes course work, Ignite Healthcare embeds learning in your organization for immediate impact.
Program Details
- 14 weeks | 12-16 participants
- 7 biweekly 60-min sessions (virtual, in-person, hybrid)
- Biweekly 30-min coaching
- Organizational improvement
- Lean Thinking & Continuous Improvement curriculum
- 1,000+ alumni across industries
project
Client Impact
One healthcare executive used Ignite to transform underdeveloped leaders:
- Reduced rev cycle DSO to <60 days
- Increased home health referrals by 30%, hospice service intensity add-on by 20%
- Improved engagement, retention, and built-in leadership development for succession planning
Ideal For
- Upskilling high-potential leaders, equipping new leaders
- Solving persistent challenges
- Generating fast, measurable results
- Building a pipeline of capable problem-solvers on the front-line
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Learn Lean Thinking & Continuous Improvement Fundamentals with expert instructors certified by nationally recognized organizations, applying concepts through simulations and real-life projects.
Ideal Candidates
- Clinical or operational leaders
- Engaged learners committed to applying concepts
- Influencers who champion change
- Strong communicators who share learnings with others
- Diverse backgrounds and experiences
Time Commitment
- 14-weeks with x hours of classroom and on-line
educational learning (optional) - Bi-weekly 30-minute coaching sessions with advisor
- Project related team meetings – time is based on project demands
Leadership Development
- Graduation celebration at the end of the program to report out on projects to larger audience within the organization
- All cohort graduates have the option to receive mentoring for career development by executive leader(s) post course completion
Executive Leadership Sponsor – 4 hour training for ongoing sustainability and alignment.
*Additional training crafted to meet the organization’s needs is available for executives, leaders, and frontline staff.
Program Overview
- Cohort format with up to 12 – 16 participants
- Sessions can be in-person, virtual, or a hybrid approach
- Simulation exercises where students gain experience practicing tools in low stakes environment
- Intended to mirror key concepts learned in class
- Simulated and / or “real life” project-based learning under the guidance of PI experts focused on challenges in your industry
- Collaborative learning on educational lessons, concepts and applications
- Exposure to Executive Leaders and guest speakers
- Participants learn to use simple practical tools they can both use during and after class
- Participants demonstrate competency of material prior to course completion
- Includes course workbook, access to e-learning modules, and tools
- Coaches with healthcare experience give real-time feedback to participants during project work
Benefits of applying Lean in:
- Enhanced patient
- Improved staff efficiency and satisfaction
- Reduced costs associated with unnecessary
interventions - Increased consistency in care delivery across the
hospice team
Individual Coaching
- Coaching sessions to provide personalized learning and project support
- Tailored coaching and assessment discussions
Course Project
- Course project to demonstrate and apply knowledge attained throughout the cohort program
- Project will focus on a limited scope healthcare issue needing to be solved
- All projects will receive organizational leadership approval
Course Objectives
- Be able to identify the 8 wastes in a process (DOWNTIME)
- Be able to capture current state, utilizing tools such as Waste Walk, Process Map, and Occurrence Tracker
- Be able to set a SMART goal (Specific, Measurable, Attaineble, Relevant, Time-Bound)
- Be able to analyze causes of a problem using Fishbones & 5 Why tools
- Be able to follow a structured Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle to implement and test countermeasures
- Understand how to create & maintain standard work
- Understand how error proofing, visual management, and can be used to support process improvement efforts
- Understand the basic tenants of value stream mapping, including flow & pull
- Be able to apply A3 problem-solving in and out the workplace
For more information contact:
Stacy Olinger (stacy@calebhg.com)
