As businesses try to do more with less and respond to economic pressures, they are naturally interested in reducing costs by improving processes throughout their organizations. A number of ...
Lean Six Sigma is a continuous improvement methodology that focuses on the elimination of waste and reduction of variation from manufacturing, service and design processes. The Lean methodology aims ...
New study findings show the vast majority of small-scale quality improvement (QI) projects in surgery suffer from poor ...
“At the heart of improvement is small testing for change,” says Julie Kliger, MPA, BSN, RN, founder and principal of The Altos Group. Ms. Kliger has learned the value of conducting small tests of ...
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) report disproportionally worse cancer mortality. Current global cancer control efforts focus predominantly on expanding access to multimodality treatment for ...
About 800 U.S. hospitals have earned accreditation from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) between 2017 and 2023 through programs aimed at improving the quality of surgical care. Researchers found ...
“At the heart of improvement is small testing for change,” says Julie Kliger, MPA, BSN, RN, founder and principal of The Altos Group. Ms. Kliger has learned the value of conducting small tests of ...