{"id":1993,"date":"2010-04-16T13:43:59","date_gmt":"2010-04-16T20:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2014-10-07T11:32:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T16:32:47","slug":"everyday-poka-yoke-preventing-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/everyday-poka-yoke-preventing-theft\/1993\/","title":{"rendered":"Poka Yoke Hospital Example: Don&#8217;t Steal My Pen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>I went to the doctor&#8217;s office today for a nagging back pain I&#8217;ve had for a month. \u00a0It turns out that I herniated a disc and that&#8217;s why my left leg has had a sharp electric-shock-pain for the last 30 days. \u00a0I should have gone in sooner. \u00a0Why didn&#8217;t I?<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Other Poka-Yoke Examples and Articles<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"reduce what you eat with this nifty trick from facebook cafeteria\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-overeating-overweight-lose-weight\/10207\/\">Limit Food Consumption Poka Yoke<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"coffee cup has serious problems bro\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/a-coffee-cup-taught-me-about-poka-yoke-human-errors\/12986\/\">Why This Coffee Cup has Issues<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"how to prevent errors through public humiliation\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-examples-prevent-error-embarrasment\/9511\/\">How to Prevent Errors Through Humiliation<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"can't skateboard on this park bench\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/no-skateboarding-sign-a-poka-yoke-approach\/9448\/\">No Skateboarding Here<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"how to make sure the toilet seat cover is always down\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/carnival-cruise-reviews-toilet-poka-yoke\/9398\/\">Toilet Seat Poka Yoke<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"atm machine creates problems\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/to-err-is-human-atm-machine-poka-yoke\/9320\/\">This ATM Sucks and Causes Problems<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"method for checking for errors\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/how-to-check-for-errors\/9292\/\">How to Check for Errors<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"error proof dyslexia through this font\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/dyslexia-treatment-poka-yoke-innovation-standard-work\/9251\/\">How to Error Proof Dyslexia<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"error proof your baby stroller\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-baby-stroller-fail\/7242\/\">Why this Baby Stroller Will Hurt Your Child<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"door knob safety poka yoke\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/everyday-poka-yoke-door-knob-safety\/2512\/\">Can Your Child Open the Door Knob?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"prevent theft through this simple poka yoke\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/everyday-poka-yoke-preventing-theft\/1993\/\">Prevent Theft Poka Yoke<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"how to prevent prescription drug abuse - one company's approach\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-pharmaceuticals\/1424\/\">Prescription Drug Abuse Error Proofing<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"zero defects via poka yoke\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/cost-of-poor-quality-poka-yoke\/451\/\">Can Poka Yoke Help us Reach Zero Defects?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"eye protection during war poka yoke\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/root-cause-genchi-genbutsu-design-thinking\/439\/\">Poka Yoke Example of Eye Protection During War<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"system design poka yoke\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-system-design-how-to-mistake-proof-your-processes\/9131\/\">Poka Yoke System Design Ideas<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"be careful with that forklift\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/forklift-and-conveyor-safety\/8484\/\">Conveyor Safety via Poka Yoke<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\n<p>Anyways, at check-in, I saw this simple way to prevent theft &#8211; if anyone had any inclinations to steal their pens, pencils, or any writing utensils, this is a sure-fire way of creating a disincentive for stealing their stuff. There are other ingenius ways to implement <a title=\"poka yoke in medicine and pharmaceuticals\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-pharmaceuticals\/1424\/\">Poka Yoke in medicine<\/a> also. This simple example was a good way to identify <a title=\"opportunities for poka yoke\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-system-design-how-to-mistake-proof-your-processes\/9131\/\">poka yoke opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1994 size-full\" title=\"shmula-poka-yoke-error-proof\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/shmula-poka-yoke-error-proof.jpg\" alt=\"shmula-poka-yoke-error-proof\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/shmula-poka-yoke-error-proof.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/shmula-poka-yoke-error-proof-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Would you want to stick that in your pocket? \u00a0Is it worth it? \u00a0Making stealing uncomfortable is a simple way to poka-yoke a process.<\/p>\n<h2>Poka-Yoke Steps<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>What is the process?<\/strong> Patients pay their co-payment at the hospital through debit card or credit card, which requires a signature for payment authorization. \u00a0A signature is made with a pen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the defect or failure mode?<\/strong> In this example it is that patients steal pens after using them to sign the credit card authorization slip.<\/li>\n<li><strong>5 Whys &#8211; why do patients steal the pens?<\/strong> Sometimes patients steal the pens inadvertently or they steal on purpose.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What can be done to warn the operator before making the error or prevent them from making the error?<\/strong> In this example, the patient steals pens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Countermeasure?<\/strong> Make it difficult for the patients to steal pens.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>What have you seen in everyday instances that apply principles from Lean Thinking?<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went to the doctor&#8217;s office today for a nagging back pain I&#8217;ve had for a month. \u00a0It turns out that I herniated a disc and that&#8217;s why my left leg has had a sharp electric-shock-pain for the last 30 days. \u00a0I should have gone in sooner. \u00a0Why didn&#8217;t I? 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