Sensible Six Sigma

Because Performance Improvement is Everybody's Job

Since 1999, more and more healthcare organizations have adopted Six Sigma methodologies as a strategy to improve performance, reduce costs, and increase patient satisfaction. Today, Six Sigma has been accepted as part of the "healthcare mainstream." Still, many healthcare organizations struggle with the most sensible and practical way of leveraging these powerful techniques within their organizations. Others have yet to implement Six Sigma because of the time and resource commitment necessary. Unfortunately, these organizations forgo the many powerful benefits being enjoyed by leading healthcare organizations that have found effective ways to get their Six Sigma programs off the ground.

Creative Healthcare, the leading provider of Six Sigma solutions to the healthcare industry, has responded to the needs of healthcare organizations wanting to leverage their staff immediately without committing them to a lengthy and time consuming learning process. Introducing "Sensible Six Sigma," a no-nonsense, practical, but intense program designed to introduce the most powerful Six Sigma techniques while holding staff accountable for immediate application and results.

The program includes 12 classroom "practicums" in which participants immediately "tee up" their individual projects. CHC provides overall project management support and mentors each participant through the program. The program concludes after 6-8 months with the reporting out of results and certification of program participants. Participating healthcare organizations experience immediate benefit and results through the coordinated contribution of program participants.

Ideal participants for this program will include senior management, department heads or any layer of management where leverage is needed and possible. CHC will supply a "management dashboard" report to monitor progress and to establish accountability for project results.

The benefits of "Sensible Six Sigma:"

"Just in time" learning and application by your senior staff
Immediate leverage of staff toward performance improvement
A sensible way to operationalize system strategy
Implementation of a system and "way of doing business" that focuses not on effort, but positive results

Here is how a typical program is launched:

Client and CHC design final training curriculum
Client identifies internal candidates for Program
CHC launches program and assigns Blackbelt Mentors
Client staff participate in programs; launch projects
CHC monitors project milestones and completion
CHC conducts "Train the trainer" program for internal continuity
CHC delivers tools for continuation of program by Client

An overview of the 12-Step "Sensible Six Sigma" Curriculum:

Introduction to Six Sigma and Lean Methodologies
"Rapid Action Planning" A streamlined approach to breakthrough improvement
Change and Resistance Management
Project Management Toolbox (2-3 sessions)
Multivariate and Statistical Analysis
Understanding and Reducing Process Variation
Process Mapping and Value Stream Analysis
Tools for Decision Making
Applying Lean Sigma to Process Redesign
Controlling and Sustaining Improvement
Applying Six Sigma to Regulatory Compliance & Patient Safety
Skills Assessment and Certification

Email Creative Healthcare for more information on Sensible Six Sigma