A cross functional team was involved in decreasing the turnover times for the operating rooms(OR) in orthopedic and neurosurgical spine cases at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital in Houston, Texas. The main goal of the Six Sigma project was to improve staff satisfaction and reduce the process variability. The average turnover for the OR was set […]
Lean Management of projects are concerned with channelizing them in the most profitable direction. Waste elimination by thinking Lean, is a concept that is used to maximize the ROI and add value to the processes. It also helps in on-time delivery by using nominal budget and resources. There are certain catchphrases that the practitioners of […]
Six Sigma Methodology when applied to improve diagnostic imaging such as PET, PACS, RIS, Ultrasound etc., it brings about process improvement through optimizing the already specialized systems. The Six Sigma methodology is aimed at improving report-turnaround time, and increasing capacity and productivity. The process tries to eliminate non-value-added services, find out the root causes, and […]
