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Update on Healthcare Delivery
Posted by SEMSBlog in Healthcare, LeanSigma, Quality Improvement Systems on September 10, 2012
By Lukasz Mazur It seems like most hospital executives see major changes in the way healthcare will be delivered and paid for in the next five years as providers and payers struggle to do more with less. Most of those executives, however, also believe that the fee-for-service-based business models they’re using now will be at […]
“Patient Centered Care” that leads to Resistance to Lean Efforts
Posted by SEMSBlog in LeanSigma, Organizational Development and Change on August 15, 2012
By Marianne Jackson The Institute of Medicine (IOM) adopted Patient Centered care as one of its 6 major aims for quality, along with Safe, Effective, Timely, Efficient and Equitable. As defined by the IOM, this means “providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual preferences, needs and values and ensuring that patient values […]
Simulation
Posted by SEMSBlog in LeanSigma, Strategy and Decision Making on May 4, 2012
By Shengyong Wang, University of Akron. Simulation is unique in its ability to solve a wide variety of problems. This dexterity is derived from the equally diverse simulation methods which are available. In its essence, simulation is a numerical method, a technique involving repeated computer calculation, rather than complex analytical mathematics. By solving through this […]
“Business as Usual” vs. “Business as Imperative”
By Marianne Jackson. Both regulations and traditions dictate that hospitals have a large number of standing committees to oversee a wide variety of subjects. These include patient safety, pharmacy and therapeutics, nursing practice, medical executive council, medical forms, and dozens of others. Each tends to meet monthly or quarterly to manage the business forwarded to […]
Why Errors Happen
By Lukasz Mazur I recently read an interesting blog written by Paul Levy regarding the missed field goal attempt by Billy Cundiff. In his blog, Paul Levy challenged the reader to rethink who was at fault for that missed field goal attempt. So, was it an individual error? Or, was it the system error? Or, […]
LeanSigma and the Dinner Date
By Bill Iacovelli. Recently I had the opportunity to enjoy a night on the town with my wife. Okay, so it was dinner at 6:00 p.m., as we don’t exactly roll up the sidewalk anymore. I was good and settled in on the salad portion of the menu. I ordered my salad and made one […]
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