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Project Scoping Finds: achieving customer satisfaction with cost efficiency and quality
Error reporting has been increased as project brings performance. There are some common areas where both the
visibility to the process concepts are being used for e.g.- Brainstorming, process
As we know that there is no standard definition of error. So, mapping, standardization and mistake- proofing. There is a fact
the team decided that error can be defined as the defect that Lean and Six Sigma should not be used parallelly whereas
which occurs in the process. to be used simultaneously.
Anticipated Solutions:
They decided to develop a standard process for the 6. Discussion and conclusion
chemotherapy administration. As we all know as the day progresses the healthcare market
They also developed the guidelines for chemotherapy use. share also increases gradually, hence making it essential for the
They then developed a standard operating procedure to healthcare organization to provide quality healthcare services
conduct an effective communication between nursing units, rendered to their patients. When the healthcare organization
physician practices and the pharmaceutical staffs. will improve the quality of the services being provided then the
Finally, they developed a data collecting procedure in order patient satisfaction level will also get simultaneously improved.
to identify and keep a track of the medication errors. This in turn will help the healthcare organization to achieve the
Anticipated Results: highest level of patient retention and loyalty. Hence, to achieve
There can be a possible increase in productivity by improved this a hospital must implement the LSS program so that it helps
bed flow and will help to reduce the steps for chemotherapy in improving the quality of healthcare services. This is so
administration. because the LSS methodology will ensure the success of the
At last it will help to improve quality and patient healthcare center through the continuous quality improvement
satisfaction. in the level of services being delivered. In short, if the LSS
program will be implemented in the healthcare organization it
4. Methodology used will help in making the healthcare services cost-effective,
operationally more effective and will process higher quality of
Our research is based on the observational study. There is no
healthcare services been rendered.
primary data been collected for the same. The entire study is
based on the secondary data and the various research paper
7. Managerial insights drawn
already published. As we all know that lean six sigma has been
a cornerstone methodology for process improvement. Coming As we all know that since years going on healthcare
to the various points related to it: organization faces numerous challenges from the longstanding
Big data and lean: Lean Six Sigma helps in defining various and not resolved issues. For example: Workforce shortages,
problems and finally helps in providing a systematic method for Rising consumerism, patient expectation, quality services,
developing the solutions. So, the big data part of Lean Six affordability and many more. So, it is necessary that the
Sigma is that it helps in the collection of data and getting the healthcare organization should adopt the effective tool like
details of every process that is been involved in that data. Lean Six Sigma. Failed to provide so will not only become a
Wait times: The various healthcare settings can use this lean problematic issue for the healthcare organization to sustain in
data to reduce the waiting time for the doctors and this is the such a competitive environment but also to provide quality
biggest problem that any hospital faces i.e. the turnaround time. healthcare services to the community.