Download or read book Lean Six Sigma Green Belt for Healthcare Organizations written by Juran Juran Global and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lean Six Sigma is a result of two powerful methodologies (Lean and Six Sigma) that have a complementary toolkit. Combining the two techniques with effective team skills has provided vast improvements in many organizations.At a project level the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) is an improvement system for existing processes falling below specification and provides methods for obtaining breakthrough improvement.Green Belts are active participants and team members working in the process being improved. They can be autonomous team leaders, and work as subject matter experts, who help project teams from time to time sharing their specialized knowledge.Green Belts use the DMAIC process to identify and resolve chronic problems and analyze the problems through graphical analysis tools and application of Little's law. This program defines and outlines vital facets of the successful, sustainable organization, such as understanding waste and variation, learning how to drive out waste and control the gains, and how to identify potential problems along the way. A variety of graphing and data-sorting tools are explained utilizing examples and exercises specific to the healthcare industry.Juran's Lean Six Sigma Green Belt for Healthcare Training Program has been specifically designed to be used in healthcare organizations with contextually appropriate tools, exercises, and examples.