Hospital CEOs Improve Health Service Through Lean and Six Sigma


Posted by: meikah | 10 September 2009 | 8:48 pm

In the face of U.S. President Barack Obama‘s proposed health care reform, CEOs take it as a time to improve their services. The task may be daunting and costly, but the CEOs believe that they can do it with the help of Toyota Productions System, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma.

An article on USA Today reports:

Criticism came from almost every corner leading up to Obama’s speech before Congress on Wednesday night, yet many hospital CEOs aren’t complaining, at least not publicly. They say that the hospitals they run are rife with inefficiency and that they are optimistic that the $155 billion in savings is do-able with the help of business disciplines, such as the Toyota Production System, lean manufacturing and Six Sigma.

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Via: iSixSigma News

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