Dr Karl talks about decision making in a operating theatre vs a cockpit
The concepts of Lean and Six Sigma have been going strong in the manufacturing divisions of a various industries for some time. Now they’re being used in tandem in healthcare. James Levett gives EHM the lowdown.
By Disaster Management Consultants, Inc. Our nation’s healthcare system faces many challenges in emergency and disaster preparedness. In 2002 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP).
Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office goes Lean at UMHS - The Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office implemented lean strategies to reduce the amount of time between receiving notification of a clinical trial and approval to enroll the first patient from around 200 days to about 150.
Spending billions on electronic patient records without first tackling our inefficient healthcare processes will likely prevent the ambitious healthcare program from living up to expectations.