California-based medical device company Cardiva Medical has been recognized for operational excellence by The Shingo Institute, an award given to companies that show a commitment to operational excellence at all …
At Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., students have taken the tools and techniques learned by becoming Lean Six Sigma Green Belts and applied them to helping local hospitals and health organizations …
Lean Six Sigma Drives Change to Better Medical Care, Lower Costs and Improved Patient Safety
Can a process improvement methodology most famously applied to the auto industry help spinal cord surgeons provide better care for their patients? Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques can be …
Process improvement can be one of those things that’s easy to read about, but hard to put into practice. That’s why, sometimes, it’s good to find a model – a …
A Dallas-based healthcare company recently announced it has become a Six Sigma-accredited organization, with more than 500 of its employees voluntarily taking classes to earn certification in the methodology. Intrepid …
A background in Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma is seen as an advantage for those who work in health informatics. That could change soon from “advantage” to “requirement.” …
For healthcare professionals who work daily with electronic health records (EHR), the challenges in these systems is well known. In the rush last decade to put electronic health records in …
A California hospital recently earned recognition for reaching the highest level of information technology adoption. Part of the operation’s success involved implementation of Lean Six Sigma. The success at Martin …
Lean and Six Sigma are more than methodologies. They’re more than algorithms or workflows that you plug your processes into. They’re more than increased efficiency and reduced waste. They’re more …
