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    AHA Webinars

    Featured All AHA webinars are free of charge but require advance registration. AHA does not offer continui...

    May 11th, 2017
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    Reducing Immunohistochemistry Laboratory Turnaround Time by 20% Using Lean Six Sigma Methodology

    Turnaround time for immunohistochemistry (IHC) stains in the laboratory of a 500 bed tertiary car...

    September 16th, 2016
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    Applying Lean Six Sigma Methodologies Reduces Lead Time for Emergency Department CT Scans by 32%

    The goal was to reduce delay in patient care by decreasing patient wait times for a CT exam from ...

    September 16th, 2016
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    Using Virtual Discrete Event Simulation and Lean Six Sigma to Reduce Door-to-Provider Time in a Tertiary Emergency Department

    The emergency department (ED) was experiencing an increase in door-to-doctor times due to high pa...

    September 16th, 2016
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    Door to Doc

    The Problem--Emergency departments were at capacity or beyond it, extending wait times. This resu...

    April 1st, 2015
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    Reducing Anticoagulant Related Adverse Events; Redesigning Anticoagulant Management Using Six Sigma Methodology

    Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...

    June 1st, 2012
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