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Lorax replied to the topic Benafits of SS BB Training in the forum General 14 years, 4 months ago
Indeed.
We wont see the full benefits which 6S helps to deliver by just sending a couple of people but surely there are some – esp. for the individuals who go.
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Lorax replied to the topic Measuring Patient Flow in the forum Healthcare 14 years, 5 months ago
Nice point re Bed Turns. Thanks.
The thing that is giving me heartburn right now is the thought that nothing seems to measure the amount of effort which people are putting in to the existing flow rate.
If our flow measurement for current state is 95 (made-up number), then we could say that at least 15 of this is due to particular staff members…[Read more] -
Lorax replied to the topic six sigma defination in the forum General 14 years, 5 months ago
Have a look through the items in the blue bar to the left of your screen sir.
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Lorax replied to the topic Assigning Hospitalists to Units in the forum Healthcare 14 years, 5 months ago
Also,
LOS may not be directly (or clearly) effected by cohorting but the Dr would have more time to spend with patients as opposed to walking great distances when they are dispersed (ie more Value Added (VA) time and less wasted effort).
You may not see Length Of Stay (LOS) decreasing (its one of those numbers that is difficult to see m…[Read more] -
Lorax replied to the topic Lean Six Sigma Qualification in the forum General 14 years, 6 months ago
Thanks folks.
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Lorax replied to the topic Lean Six Sigma Qualification in the forum General 14 years, 6 months ago
Sorry, clunky borrowed computer…
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Lorax replied to the topic Help me explain why 1 or 2 or 10 is too few samples! in the forum General 14 years, 7 months ago
tottow,
Another way to do it is to say that such a small sample doesnt give a representative picture of the population.
You could illustrate by drawing a few different distributions: A fat normal one (no smart comments please), a thin normal and a left skewed. Then randomly pick a too-small sample from each and show that you get a distribution…[Read more] -
Lorax replied to the topic Growth trends in hospitals using six sigma in the forum Healthcare 14 years, 7 months ago
Not exactly what you are looking for, but Brit gathered some information using this forum. Take a look at the following thread:
http://healthcare.isixsigma.com/forum/showthread.asp?messageID=1797
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Lorax replied to the topic Advanced Practice Nurses with Black Belt Cert. in the forum Healthcare 14 years, 7 months ago
A quick question:
Is a Healthcare background essential to functioning as a Black Belt in a hospital or could someone from another sector do it (assuming they had decent 6S experience).
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Lorax replied to the topic Advanced Practice Nurses with Black Belt Cert. in the forum Healthcare 14 years, 7 months ago
Trish,
I dont know what your new opportunity involves but in making the move back to the wild I was really surprised at how little of the 6S stuff I used. The most useful thing was to deal with problems using the DMAIC structure. Define clearly what the issue was first
That and assess the measurement system before you start believing its r…[Read more] -
Lorax replied to the topic Career Advice in the forum Healthcare 14 years, 7 months ago
BB,
Canada eh?
Me too.
What’s your e-mail address?
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Lorax replied to the topic MINITAB HELP in the forum General 14 years, 7 months ago
MB,
Simplest way to do it:
Cut the numbers out of Minitab, stick them in Excel, format as you need and then stick them back into Minitab
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Lorax replied to the topic z and t test in the forum General 14 years, 7 months ago
I’ll agree with Lass on this one, with one proviso:
If you are comparing a sample to a single value to determine if the means are the same or different,
and
n>30
Then use the One-sample-Z (which is pronounced “Zed” by the way).
If
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Lorax replied to the topic Aged inventory in the forum General 14 years, 7 months ago
Start at the beginning.
Gather a team of people who know area – local area experts. They will provide the local area expertise to solve the problem. The BB is the person with the tools, not all the answers.
Just make sure in the first team meeting to identify the issue and get everyone wanting to solve it. Life gets easier after that (sort…[Read more] -
Lorax replied to the topic Raw Inventory stock out in the forum General 14 years, 7 months ago
Andy/IE,
Be careful not to alienate the materials manager. Unless he is going to get removed in the very near future (unlikely), the probability is that they will be a major player in any solution. The (second) last thing you want to do is to make them oppose any change that is proposed.
He is a yahoo – yes, but one who is in a position which…[Read more] -
Lorax replied to the topic Showing Improvement On A Control Chart in the forum General 14 years, 7 months ago
You could do a hyp test comparing the before and after situations to prove the difference is real or not. Then to highlight the step change, recalculate the average, UCL and LCL at the point when the alteration to the process would have taken effect.
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Lorax replied to the topic Attribute Gage RR with multiple defects responses in the forum General 14 years, 7 months ago
3rd attempt.
Short answer – yes
There is a splendid graph that you can plot (its an option available from the Attribute Agreement command). Numbers are also available in the session window. Have a play to find it.
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Lorax replied to the topic Attribute Gage RR with multiple defects responses in the forum General 14 years, 7 months ago
Second attempt.
I’ve asked the administrator to attach the graph file.
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Lorax replied to the topic Attribute Gage RR with multiple defects responses in the forum General 14 years, 7 months ago
I’ve included a in this post that you can generate from the “Attribute Agreement” menu option. Each red line represents an op.
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Lorax replied to the topic Tom Devanes Change Management (Mike Carnell) in the forum General 14 years, 7 months ago
Amazon second hand-bookstore can turn up some hard-to-find things too. Just watch that you are getting a recent edition.
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