IHA case studies

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May 11th, 2017
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Lean Six Sigma Reduces Non-Value-Added Amylase Testing by 82% in a Tertiary Medical Center Emergency Department

Studies show lipase to be as sensitive as and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatit...

September 16th, 2016
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Using Virtual Discrete Event Simulation and Lean Six Sigma to Reduce Door-to-Provider Time in a Tertiary Emergency Department

The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...

September 16th, 2016
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Reducing Emergency Department ICU Critical Care Boarder Hours

Boarding patients in the emergency department (ED) is detrimental to patient care, and evidence s...

September 16th, 2016
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Reduction in Use of Executive Health Resources (EHR)

The utilization review staff at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital examines medical records for inpati...

September 16th, 2016
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Surgery Cancellation Reduction: A Six Sigma Black Belt Project to Reduce Surgery Case Cancellation Rates

Surgery case cancellation rates OSF Center for Health were 10.5 percent over six months. This cre...

September 16th, 2016
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Ask Me To Explain Campaign: Improving Communication to Increase Patient Satisfaction in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Parental satisfaction with pediatric emergency department visits has been argued to be best predi...

June 16th, 2015
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Lean/Six Sigma Methods Reduce Troponin Turnaround Time for Emergency Department Patients in a 500-Bed Tertiary Hospital Level I Trauma Center

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

June 10th, 2015
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