Basics of Health Care Performance Improvement: A Lean Six Sigma Approach - Softcover

Lighter, Donald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763772143 ISBN 13: 9780763772147

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2011

Synopsis

Basics of Health Care Performance Improvement: A Lean Six Sigma Approach prepares future healthcare administrators to meet the challenges of a changing marketplace through the proven Lean Six Sigma method of quality improvement―straightforward principles and procedures that enhance how healthcare organizations operate. With an eye toward meeting consumers' increasing demand for value in health care, this new volume provides in-depth information on planning and implementing a "Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control" (DMAIC) initiative to reduce errors and improve performance in healthcare settings, and serves as an essential reference on the basics of Lean Six Sigma and its application in augmenting the quality of care.Key Features: Lean Six Sigma case studies drawn from the industry A thorough exploration of DMAIC approach to quality improvement Discussion questions in every chapterInstructor Resources: Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint Presentations, and a TestBank

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About the Author

Dr. Donald E. Lighter currently serves as the Associate Medical Director for Clinical Outcomes Programs for the Shriners Hospitals for Children, where he is responsible for leading the design and implementation of programs to evaluate and improve the care of children in the Shriners system. Shriners' unique hospital system provides free care for children with serious orthopaedic abnormalities and burns. After finishing his medical degree at St. Louis University Medical School, Dr. Lighter completed a pediatric residency and practiced general pediatrics in both private practice and academic settings for over twenty-five years. Dr. Lighter's experience in managed care has spanned nearly twenty years, having led the formation of two IPAs and three HMOs. Over the past ten years, Dr. Lighter has worked both with commercial and Medicaid HMOs, and presently he is Director at The Institute for Healthcare Research and Education and a founder of CyberCE, Inc., an online educational consulting company. Additionally, Dr. Lighter is a professor and a member of the core faculty for The University of Tennessee's Physicians' Executive MBA program, an innovative curriculum that relies heavily on the Internet to provide didactic material for physicians working toward a Masters in Business Administration degree. He also serves as a Senior Examiner in the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763772143
• ISBN 13: 9780763772147
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342