Types of Waste

Type of Waste 

Defect Type 

1) Defects-Re-sticks, redraws, medicine errors,

2) Overproduction-Blood draws done early to accommodate lab schedule

3) Inventory-Patients waiting for bed assignments Excess inventory of supplies, bed sheets, etc. Lab samples batched,

4) Movement-Looking for patients Missing medicines Missing charts or equipment,

5) Excessive Processing-Multiple bed moves Retesting,

6) Transportation-Excessive transporting patients for tests Moving medicines and supplies,

7)Waiting-Patients waiting to be seen by the doctors Patients waiting for discharge Doctors waiting for test results,

8) Underutilization- Nurses transporting patients to X-ray.