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Lean Six Sigma helps Afghanistan military hospital improve admissions
Published September 16, 2010
In order to improve the treatment for soldiers at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, the commander of the hospital implemented a Lean Six Sigma process improvement program that cut the steps for admission of a patient by nearly 50 percent. Read More
Gubernatorial candidate wants to use process improvement to reduce Connecticut's medical expenses
Published September 15, 2010
Connecticut candidate for governor Tom Foley is campaigning on his plan to cut $1 billion from the state's budget by implementing healthcare process improvements that will increase electronic record keeping and reduce emergency room visits. Read More
Healthcare waste identified in emergency room visits, delivery process
Published September 14, 2010
Wasteful spending in healthcare can most likely be eliminated by increasing patients' access to primary care physicians and implementing business process improvements to reduce fee-for-service reimbursements. Read More
Pentagon implementing continuous improvement to cut $100 billion from budget
Published September 13, 2010
Five teams have been assigned within the Pentagon to implement continuous improvement in key areas, including incentives, contract terms and service contracts, in an effort to meet Defense Secretary Robert Gates' goal of cutting $100 billion over five years. Read More
Using Lean Six Sigma to shorten TAT in customer banking
Published September 10, 2010
In the financial industry, initiating a new account for a customer signals the first business transaction, and implementing Lean Six Sigma practices can help speed up the process and get the relationships off to a good start. Read More
Indianapolis improves service response times with Six Sigma
Published September 10, 2010
Over the past eighteen months, the city of Indianapolis has dramatically reduced average response times to citizen complaints about potholes and trash by implementing Six Sigma continuous improvement strategies, according to the Indianapolis Star. Read More
Management performance improvement requires hands-on approach
Published September 8, 2010
Improving processes is one thing, but management performance improvement that maximizes leadership requires a comprehensive approach that sets goals, communicates well, measures results and monitors behavior, according to the magazine Inc. Read More
Medical providers recommend a seven-step pay-for-performance model
Published September 7, 2010
In an effort to combat rising healthcare costs and failures in medical treatment that results in nearly 100,000 patients dying from preventable mistakes in American hospitals each year, a medical group recommends a seven-step pay-for-performance model. Read More
Lean Six Sigma helps CIGNA improve quality and service
Published September 7, 2010
After initiating Lean Six Sigma programs in 2003 on a voluntary basis, the healthcare company CIGNA has saved millions of dollars and the results have helped the company's BPM director identify how to make further improvements. Read More
Six Sigma approach can be used for government budget cuts
Published September 3, 2010
With severe budget shortfalls, some business managers are hoping that government adopts some of the principles of Six Sigma and creates a lean government approach to inevitable budget cuts. Read More
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