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Veterans Health Administration Steadily Increasing Use of Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement to Support Its Systems Redesign Initiative 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Veterans Health Administration Steadily Increasing Use of Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement to Support Its Systems Redesign Initiative

Submitted By: Brian MacClaren Categories: Government Performance Improvement | Healthcare | Lean Six Sigma Deployment Troop drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan and impending cuts in number of troops directed by the DoD has created an urgent need for business transformation within the VA hospital system that supports our veterans after they have transitioned back to…

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US Navy Selects Aurora-CCPM Software to Schedule Maintenance Operations at the World’s Largest Submarine Base 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

US Navy Selects Aurora-CCPM Software to Schedule Maintenance Operations at the World’s Largest Submarine Base

Submitted By: Brian MacClaren San Mateo, CA, July 09, 2012 –(PR.com)– Stottler Henke Associates, Inc. today announced that the US Navy has selected Aurora-CCPM™ software to schedule maintenance operations at the Naval Submarine Support Facility in New London, Connecticut. NSSF provides direct maintenance, repair, and upkeep support to the 21 nuclear attack submarines that operate…

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5 Imperatives to Hiring a Lean Six Sigma Expert for Your Hospital 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

5 Imperatives to Hiring a Lean Six Sigma Expert for Your Hospital

Submitted By: Brian MacClaren Hiring an expert is often one of the first steps taken by hospitals embarking upon a Lean Healthcare or Lean Six Sigma program. Usually a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is chosen to develop the program. Unfortunately, there are few Black Belts at large that actually have the Lean Six Sigma…

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Healthcare Performance Improvement Mistake 9: Measure Twice, Cut Once 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Healthcare Performance Improvement Mistake 9: Measure Twice, Cut Once

Submitted By: Brian MacClaren Do you believe your organization has too many performance measures or too few? Having good data available enables better decisions to be made, but not when the expense of collecting all the data is so high that it severely limits your resources to fix problems and improve quality. This results in…

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The Interference Diagram 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

The Interference Diagram

Submitted By: Bob Sproull For those of us engaged in performance improvement initiatives there seems to be a constant bombardment of “things” that seem get in the way of what we’re trying to accomplish.  Things that interfere with our attempts to achieve a goal or objective in our quest to make things better.  Some of…

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Sustainment- The Path to Self-Sufficiency 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Sustainment- The Path to Self-Sufficiency

Submitted By: Dr. Bahadir Inozu Below is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of our recently published book, Performance Improvement for Healthcare: Leading Change with Lean, Six Sigma, and Constraints Management In today’s competitive and highly volatile economic environment, change is the rule while the steady-state is momentary and uncertain. Change management must be embedded in…

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Business Leaders Counting on New Best-Selling Book ‘Epiphanized: Integrating Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma’ to Improve Their Profitability 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Business Leaders Counting on New Best-Selling Book ‘Epiphanized: Integrating Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma’ to Improve Their Profitability

Mar 5, 2012 Business Leaders Counting on New Best-Selling Book ‘Epiphanized: Integrating Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma’ to Improve Their Profitability ‘Epiphanized’ by Bob Sproull and Bruce Nelson quickly landed on Amazon’s Best Sellers List as national executives and managers search for professional guidance on how to survive and operate a profitable business…

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Profit Improvement Expert and Author Bob Sproull to Speak At 2012 Continuous Process Improvement Symposium 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Profit Improvement Expert and Author Bob Sproull to Speak At 2012 Continuous Process Improvement Symposium

Feb 24, 2012 Profit Improvement Expert and Author Bob Sproull to Speak At 2012 Continuous Process Improvement Symposium Bob Sproull, an author, executive and business turnaround expert, to present at the 2012 Continuous Process Improvement Symposium based on his recently released book “Epiphanized: Integrating Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma.” Sproull’s presentation will include…

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NOVACES to Showcase “Performance Improvement for Healthcare” Book at HIMSS12 in Las Vegas 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

NOVACES to Showcase “Performance Improvement for Healthcare” Book at HIMSS12 in Las Vegas

Feb 20, 2012 NOVACES to Showcase “Performance Improvement for Healthcare” Book at HIMSS12 in Las Vegas NOVACES, a leading consulting firm for healthcare IT performance improvement, will showcase its new book “Performance Improvement for Healthcare” at the 2012 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas on Feb. 20-24. Recognized as one of the world’s…

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Healthcare Change Leader Deborah Smith Takes the Helm of Healthcare Services for NOVACES 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Healthcare Change Leader Deborah Smith Takes the Helm of Healthcare Services for NOVACES

Jan 31, 2012 Healthcare Change Leader Deborah Smith Takes the Helm of Healthcare Services for NOVACES Smith to drive Lean healthcare, Six Sigma and Constraints Management services to streamline flow, improve quality and safety, and eliminate constraints in healthcare processes. New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 — NOVACES, a leading management consulting firm…

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Twelve Days of Constraints Management: #3 WIN-WIN 1656 1158 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Twelve Days of Constraints Management: #3 WIN-WIN

Submitted By: Brian MacClaren #3. WIN-WIN A house divided cannot stand. People want to do good, but sometimes our perspective of the system gets in the way. Constraints Management fosters a scientific, humanistic, win-win approach where all stakeholders benefit. Resistance to change is therefore minimized, speeding up the rate of adoption and improving the likelihood…

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Twelve Days of Constraints Management: #4 EXECUTION 1656 1158 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Twelve Days of Constraints Management: #4 EXECUTION

Submitted By: Brian MacClaren #4. EXECUTION Performance improvement initiatives are projects. When projects are poorly executed, benefits are lost and penalties are incurred. This includes opportunity costs associated with wasted resource potential. Critical Chain Project Management, a component of the Theory of Constraints toolkit, accelerates Lean Six Sigma projects and is the gold standard for…

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