Quick Reference: Flow Board Signals
Recall visual management signals that reveal urgent-care flow constraints.
What is the difference between a location board and a flow board? A location board shows where patients are; a flow board shows what each patient is waiting for. Management action comes from the waiting state, not the room number alone. Which board label helps the manager act? Status vs constraint The stronger label names the blocked step. How do you answer the board-update burden objection? We do not have time to update more board fields. The team is repeatedly interrupting each other for patient status. Your response Let us test one field only: what the patient is waiting for.…
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