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MHA Accountable Care Compass Awards

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The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) created the Accountable Care Compass Awards to highl...

February 29th, 2016
Lean Six Sigma Reduces Admission Delays in a Critical Access Hospital Emergency Department by 40%

Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...

September 16th, 2016
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Reducing Immunohistochemistry Laboratory Turnaround Time by 20% Using Lean Six Sigma Methodology

Turnaround time for immunohistochemistry (IHC) stains in the laboratory of a 500 bed tertiary car...

September 16th, 2016
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Applying Lean Six Sigma Methodologies Reduces Lead Time for Emergency Department CT Scans by 32%

The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...

September 16th, 2016
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Lean Six Sigma to Reduce Off-site Patient Telemetry Monitoring Hours by 45% in a Tertiary Medical Center

Operational and physician leaders identified an opportunity to decrease the use of off-site telem...

September 16th, 2016
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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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Integration of Physicians into Lean/Six Sigma Performance Improvement Program via AMA PRA Category I-Accredited Executive White Belt Training Course

Recognizing the need to integrate physicians and other providers into its quality improvement pro...

March 31st, 2015
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Lean Wait Times

St. Joseph Regional Health Center went on a Lean journey to not only save money, but improve the ...

March 17th, 2014
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