Category: Healthcare Quality

Six Sigma Training has been in the news a lot lately, but there is still much you may not know. We’ve got five items that might just surprise you. Why hold off on investing in success? This is the best way to learn how to improve. Don’t get stuck behind in the outdated, 20th century business…

According to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs secretary Robert McDonald, a visit to 125 VA sites across the nation revealed that one of the medical system’s biggest problems may be a low morale among employees. The employees feel like they’re trapped in a system that won’t change, McDonald was recently quoted as saying in an…

We’ve recently discussed how Lean Six Sigma can make a difference in the healthcare industry by reducing wait times in the emergency department and improving patient flow, but a group of hospitals in Indiana is proving that Lean Six Sigma has even broader benefits.  The Indiana Hospital Association recently praised patient safety efforts at Franciscan Healthcare-Munster, one of…

Previously, we’ve discussed how Lean Six Sigma is transforming the healthcare industry by decreasing patient wait times and improving emergency room admissions flow. But did you know that some of the nation’s leading architects of healthcare facilities are also using their Six Sigma training to improve healthcare delivery? According to a recent press release from…

New research from Australia has revealed Lean reductions in ED waiting times and improved patient flow. According to an article from Pulse It Magazine, a paper will soon be published by the International Journal of Human Resource Management that will show the results of the multi-university study that implemented Lean Six Sigma techniques in hospital…

A new study from Monash University in Melborne is showing how hospitals may benefit from Six Sigma and Lean Management – whether they want it or not. Lean Management focuses on reducing waste and Six Sigma’s data-driven methods help eliminate defects in any process, two keys that are helping hospitals run smoother. Researchers found increasing patient numbers,…

In a recent interview for Business Innovators Magazine, Dr. David Kashmer explained how Lean and Six Sigma is improving health care by reducing errors. While quality of life and life expectancy have increased due to modern medical advances, Kashmer explained, the technology of medicine has grown more complex. Currently 40,000 to 100,000 deaths occur due…

The January 2015 issue of the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety features an article about how performance improvement and infectious disease experts from eight U.S. hospitals used Lean Six Sigma techniques to reduce the rate of healthcare-associated infections. The article entitled “Improving Hand Hygiene at Eight Hospitals in the United States by…

Lean Six Sigma has an immeasurable number of benefits for businesses who want to operate more efficiently. But it also has tremendous benefits for the people those businesses serve, as well. According to a recent report from HCPLive, LSS advances pediatric patient discharges, allowing young patients to leave the hospital with less paperwork wait. Researchers from…

Lean Six Sigma is very much a part of the plan as the VA looks to long-term reform while increasing clinic hours and medical appointments. Here are the details, according to a recent article from Fierce Government. Both the military and the private sector have turned to Lean Six Sigma as a way to increase…