Question

Create a propoal about electronic medical records and cover the following: Select one of the approaches to improvement, such as lean management, lean improvement, lean toolbox, clinical practice guidelines, or six sigma improvement models. Describe how the selected approach to improvement positively impacts the selected issue. Identify and describe a method of evaluating the effectiveness of the improvement approach you propose.

Answer 1

Answer: The name Six Sigma comes from the statistical term that refers to a process that allows for no more than 3.4 errors per one million opportunities. Organizations that have used the Six Sigma methodology have reduced waste, increased profit and enhanced shareholder value. It is a disciplined and quantitative approach involving setting up a system and process for the improvement of defined metrics in manufacturing, service, or financial processes.Improvement projects follow a disciplined process defined by a system of four macro phases: measure, analyze, improve, control (MAIC). These process will help in evaluating the plan and hence increase the success rate.