Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals

Hospitals today face major challenges. Health insurers are demanding lower prices. Patients are demanding an improvement in their quality of care. This Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals course, offered by our accredited school partners, applies Lean Six Sigma principles to patient flow, data management, and statistics. The result is a faster, better, and more profitable hospital. Students will learn how to locate opportunities for improvement and apply Lean Six Sigma concepts to quickly improve hospital operations, quality of care, and reduce costs. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!

Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals Module 1
Steps to a Faster and Safer Hospital

Lean Six Sigma in healthcare can help prevent medical mistakes, decrease death rates, reduce lengths of hospital stays, and create a better quality of patient care. Module one discusses what you can do to provide operational excellence in your workplace. Also examined is the similarities and differences between your customers and stakeholders. Module one will provide students with the ability to analyze and create an action plan within your hospital.

Accelerate the Patient’s Experience
Faster Door-to-Balloon Time
Accelerated Patient Flow
Value-Stream Mapping
Steps to a Safer Hospital
Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals Module 2
Reducing Defects



The United States healthcare system waste billions of dollars annually. In module two, we will look at ways we can reduce the cost of healthcare by streamlining business while at the same time provide more efficient services to our clients. In this module we will examine the critical processes of improving and redesigning.

Reducing Defects with Six Sigma
Getting to Lean Six Sigma
Steps to a More Profitable Hospital
Manufacturing and Service
The Universal Improvement Method
Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals Module 3
Sustaining Improvement



Module three discusses how to create a fool-proof data collection. Different programs exist and we will explore which will work to build the most efficient data plans for your organization. Included in module three is how to organize your data in excel and how to use the PivotTable wizard to analyze your data. Module three will culminate with discussion on process flowcharts and how to effectively create and implement your plan to educate your team on the reality of the process.

Mistake Proof Data Collection
Setting Up Your Data in Excel
PivotTable Wizard
Process Flowchart
Control Plan
Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals Module 4
Tools for Implementing Lean Six Sigma in Hospitals



With an experienced team, qualified to access and continue with operational excellence, your organization and its clients will succeed. Module four will examine how to focus your improvement efforts and how to easily avoid and overcome and crises that present themselves. Also included in module four is a discussion that can help healthcare providers achieve conflicting goals between all parties.

Focusing the Improvement Effort
SIPOC
Test of Proportion
Crises Junkies
Conflicting Goals

All required reference materials are provided with this program. Technical requirements:

Internet Connection
• Broadband or High-Speed (DSL, Cable, Wireless)
Hardware Requirements
• Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
• Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended

Software Requirements
• Operating Systems - Windows 7, 8 or 10; Mac OS x 10 or higher
• Microsoft Office 2007, 2010 or 2013 or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
• Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
• Cookies MUST be enabled
• Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
• Adobe PDF Reader

This class is an independent-study course. Students will have all the resources needed to successfully complete the course within the online material. A student helpdesk is available for technical support during the course enrollment.