Creative Healthcare announces new portal with free downloads for Performance Improvement work in Healthcare

January 7, 2010

Scottsdale, AZ — Creative Healthcare ("CHC") announced today a free program whereby healthcare professionals can download free resources to support their work in performance improvement. The move is intended both to showcase CHC capabilities while offering healthcare executives some immediate benefits.

Among the free resources, visitors to the site can access:

• A template to organize critical information for new projects
• A matrix to support the selection of high priority projects
• A matrix to assist with creating a data collection plan for project work
• A variety of tools and files to support analysis of process performance
• A template for the creation of a Control Plan at the conclusion of a project

Many other resources are offered, including educational tools to assist organizations to build broad-based support for process improvement.

"CHC celebrated its 10 year anniversary this year and we think this is an appropriate way to give back to an industry that has been so supportive of our efforts," noted Ian R. Lazarus FACHE, the firm's founder. "We aim to democratize the industry of performance improvement by making the tools widely available."

To gain access to the free downloads and other information on CHC, go to www.creative-healthcare.com.

About Creative Healthcare. Creative Healthcare has supported healthcare providers and suppliers in performance improvement since 1998. CHC was first to recognize the importance of Six Sigma and Lean in healthcare, and has published widely on their potential. Today, CHC is a leading provider of project consulting and training deployment in healthcare. Their combined classroom and online Lean and Six Sigma training programs, designed specifically for healthcare providers and suppliers, are available through the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

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