Tag: hospital

Processes easily bloat over time. Through value stream mapping, a hypothetical hospital is able to identify and eliminate waste, making its processes more efficient – and profitable.

Six Sigma leaders from three of America’s premier healthcare institutions – The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mayo Clinic and New York-Presbyterian Hospital – recently shared their experiences with Six Sigma. These institutions are applying the method in order to improve operations and, ultimately, patient care. They offered the following advice for hospitals considering deployments of their […]