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Sustain Breakthrough Improvement and Cultural Change with Six Sigma and Lean Principles

Date and Time
Sunday, June 24th, 2012  8:00 – 11:30 a.m.

(PCW5) Sustain Breakthrough Improvement and Cultural Change with Six Sigma and Lean Principles (3.5 CPEs)

Get a roadmap for how to sustain breakthrough internal improvements to compete in an era of declining reimbursement, workforce shortages, underinsured patients, and an increasing focus on safety. Use Six Sigma to reduce re-work and the cost of “non-value added” activities, and get a primer on Lean principals that improve both quality and cost-effectiveness.

Topic Area
Financial and Accounting Operations

After this session, you will be able to:

  • Test principles and create an implementation plan to apply Lean and Six Sigma concepts to your organization
  • Assess the impact of the direct link between healthcare reform and Lean/Six Sigma
  • Outline a plan for improving corporate culture through performance improvement initiative


Level
Overview

Prerequisites/Prework
Basic understanding of financial reporting and healthcare finance environment

CPE Field of Study
Business Management and Organization

Tools and Takeaways
Real-time roadmap for testing of principles, case study material outlining implementation, internal infrastructure, and learning enterprise needs

Speaker
Ian R. Lazarus, FACHE
Principal
Creative Healthcare Solutions