“Lean” methodology creates quality improvement and leadership capacity, which is currently missing in ambulatory care settings. Failure to create this capacity will minimize transformation efforts.
Process improvement is about identifying and addressing inefficiencies that waste resources and add cost. Analysis is carried out to determine which processes and process steps are value-adding or non ...
Centralizing mixing of infusion drugs: A process to comply with USP 797/800, improve efficiency, and reduce costs in a multisite oncology infusion practice. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), the only organization dedicated to healthcare quality professionals, today released new research about how performance ...
As businesses try to do more with less and respond to economic pressures, they are naturally interested in reducing costs by improving processes throughout their organizations. A number of ...
Lean Six Sigma is a structured, data-driven approach to quality and waste reduction that integrates seamlessly with Agile, which is an iterative, customer-focused framework, offering a powerful ...
Almost two decades ago, the landmark report “To Err is Human” compelled healthcare to address the large numbers of hospitalized patients experiencing preventable harm. Concurrently, it became clear ...
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Accreditation requirements for cancer centers by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer have included provision of survivorship care plans (SCPs) to patients treated with curative ...