--- title: June Roundup 2022 description: Catch up on what happened at Life QI in June. Read our newest articles about improvement methods and learn about our next improvement hero. Check it out! image: https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/hubfs/Roundup%20-%20June%202022%20-%2001.jpg --- # June Roundup 2022 ![Picture of Reka Toth](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/hubfs/Reka%20-%2001.png) Published on 7 July 2022 at 10:48 by [Reka Toth](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/author/reka-toth) ![Roundup - June 2022 - 02](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Roundup%20-%20June%202022%20-%2002.jpg?width=1332&name=Roundup%20-%20June%202022%20-%2002.jpg "Roundup - June 2022 - 02") ## Improvement Methods These days organisations in every industry try to do their best to improve their processes in order to achieve increased customer satisfaction. They know that they need to innovate if they want to stay competitive. And innovation requires change.   There are many methods out there, so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel to find a methodology that works for your project. But you might not be sure which methodology to use, so to help you decide, we started a new series of blog articles which aims to introduce the most important improvement methodologies.   This month we took a closer look at the Model for Improvement and the Lean Methodology.  You can read more about how you can use it, get advice on when it's the ideal choice of improvement method and analyse their pros and cons.       | [![Model for Improvement](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Model%20for%20Improvement.jpg?width=300&name=Model%20for%20Improvement.jpg)](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/what-is-the-model-for-improvement)   | ## Model For Improvement The model for improvement is one of the most popular Quality Improvement (QI) models in use in healthcare settings today and is a tried and tested method. In this blog, we drill down into the detail and find out how the model for improvement actually works and the thinking behind it. [Read more.](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/what-is-the-model-for-improvement)  | | --- | --- |        | [![Lean Methodology](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lean%20Methodology.jpg?width=300&name=Lean%20Methodology.jpg)](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/what-is-lean-in-healthcare)   | ## Lean Methodology Learn more about the Lean quality management system, from its origins in the Toyota Production System in the 1950s to its widespread adoption in the 1990s. In this blog article, we look at the aims of Lean: to improve flow and remove waste from systems and processes and look in detail about how Lean is driven by customer needs and adds value for the customer. 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