I was surprised to know that the famous industrial quality methodology , six sigma, is applicable in healthcare. I attended my first six sigma course, got my yellow belt,and working on continuing up to the blackbelt.The tools used in six sigma can be applied easily on healthcare services and process to reduce error and variations.For sometime, after becoming interetsed in PM, I was looking for a risk analysis tool in healthcare, and there was FMEA (Failure Mode & Effect Analysis), once an industrial risk management tool, is now applied to healthcare.Surprisingly enough, risk assessment tool like FMEA, is one of the JCI requirements for healthcare service accreditation.
I think six sigma is a powerful tool in any QI department within healthcare organizations, as it could help improve care delivery, manage risks, and reduce medical errors.
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" doctors are bad managers" .. " a doctor with a PMP ?" .." I thought PMP is for engineers only!" .. and other statements I heard over my journey to earn the PMP and improve my management abilities.. I'm a doctor and a PMP living in Riyadh, and this blog is for all PMP enthusiasts around to network and learn.. welcome !
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nice chatting with you at HIMSS. If you have any analytics questions, contact me at
ecreel@hamiltonnumbers.com. R may be a little heady, but it also may be worth the effort. It has everything. Just give it time.
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