Hospital processes produce many things. Most of them are desirable outcomes, such as healthy newborn babies, new hip joints, cancer-free patients and blood flowing freely through once-blocked coronary arteries....
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02Feb
Healthcare Waste
According to New England Journal of Medicine’s Journal Watch, Americans may be wasting half of the $3.6 trillion spent annually on healthcare. Researchers identified six studies, published from 2008...
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31Mar
The Inspired Labor & Delivery Nurse
Charlene was a nurse in the Labor and Delivery Department of a large metropolitan medical center. The hospital had the highest Cesarean Section rate in their state, which was...
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06Feb
News: Hospital Decreases Cesarean Delivery Rate by 13 Percent Through Quality Improvement Initiative
A Boston hospital has decreased its cesarean delivery rate by 13 percent through a quality improvement initiative.
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17Oct
Announcing the Pyzdek Institute Lean Healthcare Overview Course
Article Revised: March 28, 2019 Since 1967, Thomas Pyzdek has offered training and certification courses using the Lean Six Sigma approach in business management. The Institute now recognizes the need for Lean...
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14Jul
Reducing Costs by Identifying Opportunities to be Lean in Healthcare
Article Revised: March 28, 2019 In an effort to more efficiently utilize resources, more healthcare organizations are focusing on conducting business properly by using the fewest possible number of steps....
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30May
Yelp’s Novel Approach to Healthcare Quality Improvement – Patients Review Doctors
Article Revised: March 28, 2019 According to a recent article published on Healthcare Informatics, the University of Utah Healthcare System has been experimenting with a new way of motivating its...
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19May
Six Sigma in Healthcare: It’s Not Just for Manufacturing
Article Revised: March 28, 2019 While some of the rising costs of healthcare are due to increases in the elderly population or using expensive new medical technologies, a significant portion...
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21Apr
Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Toyota Production System
Article Revised: March 28, 2019 According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, Dr. Gary Kaplan, CEO of Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle Washington, was named one of the “50 Most...
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14Apr
How Lean Management is Transforming the Healthcare World
Article Revised: March 28, 2019 The Toyota Production System: What Does It Mean, And What Does It Mean For Health Care? The principles of lean management, as exemplified in the...
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