The function of the continuous improvement specialist is to oust the sacred cows of custom and habit, according to an article on the Health Design website
The function of the continuous improvement specialist — or Lean design expert, performance improvement coach, or process improvement consultant — is to oust the sacred cows of custom and habit, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. With the support of the hospital C-suite and a big-picture perspective, this professional is in a strong position to shake up the status quo, the article said.
November 25, 2015
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Dirty Floors: How Pathogens Can Accumulate and Spread UnderfootStudies show that healthcare floors are covered in bacteria and can quickly spread throughout patient rooms.
WellSpan Health Opens Its Newberry Hospital in PennsylvaniaThis marks the opening of its 10th hospital in the region spanning Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland.