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Throughput Accounting at Pittsburgh International 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Throughput Accounting at Pittsburgh International

Submitted By: Bob Sproull The other day I was having a conversation at the Pittsburgh airport with a man that was carrying a copy of my book Epiphanized. He had so many questions for me and I was worried that I would miss my flight back to Georgia. I must admit that most of the…

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Update #2 on Emergency Department “Door to Doc” Time 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Update #2 on Emergency Department “Door to Doc” Time

Submitted By: Bob Sproull The Emergency Department improvement team began developing their current state process map and found out very early on that imagining their process and getting it down on paper was not an easy task.  There were disagreements for sure on how the actual process looks, but the most difficult thing was deciding…

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A Gift of a Good Book and an Epiphany 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

A Gift of a Good Book and an Epiphany

Submitted By: Bob Sproull I want to share a story about a very powerful and influential gift that was given to me… a copy of ‘The Goal’ by Eli Goldratt. As I read ‘The Goal’ I began to visualize how I could apply the many lessons I had read about. I asked myself, “Could I…

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Healthcare Performance Improvement: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Part 2) 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Healthcare Performance Improvement: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Part 2)

Submitted By: Dan Chauncey Categories: Constraints Management | Healthcare | Lean Six Sigma Deployment | SystemCPI Roadmap Today Many put the start of the quality revolution with the NBC Television’s show “NBC White Paper.” On June 24, 1980 Lloyd Dobbins introduced W. Edwards Deming to America in an episode entitled: If Japan can… Why can’t…

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NOVACES Awarded Contract with Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy to Provide Training for the Supply Chain Management School 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

NOVACES Awarded Contract with Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy to Provide Training for the Supply Chain Management School

Apr 30, 2013 NOVACES Awarded Contract with Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy to Provide Training for the Supply Chain Management School The Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy (VAAA) will receive Principles of Inventory Management Training from the NOVACES and APICS DC Metro team under this five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement. (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 NOVACES, a…

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Healthcare Performance Improvement: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Part 1) 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Healthcare Performance Improvement: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Part 1)

Submitted By: Dan Chauncey Yesterday How does an integrated approach to performance improvement in healthcare differ from historical quality improvement? First let’s do a quick look back at quality improvement. Within healthcare we could go all the way back to Hippocrates, but let’s stay a little more contemporary. Most people like to start with Dr.…

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NOVACES Announces Economic Development Administration Contract Award for Disaster Recovery Services 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

NOVACES Announces Economic Development Administration Contract Award for Disaster Recovery Services

Mar 27, 2013 NOVACES Announces Economic Development Administration Contract Award for Disaster Recovery Services The firm will leverage its experience delivering project and program management services for the disaster response and recovery sector. The contract scope of work includes deployment of economic impact assessment teams, deployable subject matter expertise, logistics, coordination, training, planning assistance, project…

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Deborah Smith of NOVACES Selected for Most Powerful and Influential Women Award 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Deborah Smith of NOVACES Selected for Most Powerful and Influential Women Award

Jan 10, 2013 Deborah Smith of NOVACES Selected for Most Powerful and Influential Women Award Deborah Smith was recognized by Donna Brazile, Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, and Dennis Kennedy, Founder & CEO of the National Diversity Council, during the Fourth Annual Louisiana Women’s Conference. New Orleans, LA — The Fourth Annual Louisiana…

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NOVACES will be making a Special Breakfast Presentation at the 24th IHI 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

NOVACES will be making a Special Breakfast Presentation at the 24th IHI

Submitted By: Brian MacClaren NOVACES will be making a Special Breakfast Presentation at the 24th IHI – Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care SIB1: “Force Multiplier: Using Constraints Management to Take Operational Excellence to Dramatic New Levels” by Halder, Robert, MD, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Ret), Executive Medical Consultant, NOVACES, LLC; Makaroff,…

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Lean Healthcare Training Now Available for Local Healthcare Professionals in Georgia and Northern Florida 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Lean Healthcare Training Now Available for Local Healthcare Professionals in Georgia and Northern Florida

Aug 17, 2012 Lean Healthcare Training Now Available for Local Healthcare Professionals in Georgia and Northern Florida The Lean Green Belt Training Offered By NOVACES is Being Held September 24-28 in Valdosta, Georgia. It is a Certification Course Aimed at Providing Healthcare Professionals With Proven Tools for Improving Performance and Quality of Care. August 17,…

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NOVACES will be making a Special Breakfast Presentation at the 24th IHI 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

NOVACES will be making a Special Breakfast Presentation at the 24th IHI

Intermediate Objectives Map – A Great Planning and Execution Tool Submitted By: Bob Sproull Many people who have gone through a TOC Jonah training session have come away overwhelmed and sometimes feeling like they are unable to apply what they’ve learned.  Let’s face it, the TOC Thinking Process tools are just not easy for some…

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How a Value Stream Analysis Can Help You Elminate Non-Value Adding Activities 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

How a Value Stream Analysis Can Help You Elminate Non-Value Adding Activities

How a Value Stream Analysis Can Help You Elminate Non-Value Adding Activities Submitted By: Dr. Bahadir Inozu Categories: Healthcare Below is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of our recently published book, Performance Improvement for Healthcare: Leading Change with Lean, Six Sigma, and Constraints Management A Process-level VSA, or ProcessVSA, is an approach to analyzing a…

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