LEAN SIX SIGMA IN HEALTHCARE Date: Saturday 13th August 2011
ABOUT MEDICALL
Medicall is a premier event for the medical and pharmaceutical industry. It has been organized by Medexpert at Chennai Trade & Convention Centre in Chennai over a period of 3 days. This event will be the 7th in the series and will provide more opportunities to the traders than ever before. Due to the huge potential of Indian medical market, international companies are willing to invest in the new Indian medical ventures. Medicall will provide the ideal opportunity for the local and international companies to come together and form new relations for their mutual benefits. Besides acting as a trade platform, medical will also serve as a place for networking and discussions amongst the major players in the market. The event will start from 12th August 2011 and the fairground will play host to an estimated 200 exhibitors and 8000 visitors.
KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
VALUE ADDED CORPORATE SERVICES P LTD
Value Added is a 20 year old management consulting organisation working with SMEs in Manufacturing, Healthcare, Services and IT Sectors on Process, Quality & Risk Management Systems, Private Equity & VC funding. Value Added Team has carved a niche for itself in the Healthcare Sector and been catering to the process & quality improvement initiative requirements in this sector working with the entire spectrum of healthcare services and helping them in facilitation of various national and international accreditation standards over the last 15 years.
Lean Six Sigma has been applied in manufacturing extensively, it is equally applicable to all industries and recently these management methods have moved into healthcare also. Lean emphasizes removing waste from organizations and processes while focusing on and delivering more value to customers. Six Sigma focuses on variation reduction in processes, products and services.
Amid today’s healthcare challenges, hospitals and health systems are under constant pressure to do more with less while delivering increasingly better patient care. To address these challenges, performance improvement strategies like Lean Six Sigma are being implemented to reduce variability and waste in the organization, leading to higher value, fewer errors, better processes, improved patient care, greater patient satisfaction rates, and employees/stakeholders who are happier and more productive.
The benefits of successfully implementing Lean Six Sigma for a healthcare organization include:
Increasing Patient Capacity
Reducing Wait times in OP and Emergency Rooms
Decreasing scheduling time for surgeries and procedures
Reducing appointment cancellations and increasing revenue
Minimising Patient Care related Errors
Minimising Turn Around Time in Diagnostic Procedures
OBJECTIVES
Provide a basic understanding of Lean Principles applied to healthcare
Gain hands on experience with basic Lean Methods for Process Improvements
Discuss the challenges of applying Lean in Healthcare Organisations with case studies
TOPICS & PROGRAM DETAILS
• Basics about Quality Methodologies
• Various Quality Tools
• Basics of Lean Six Sigma
• Case Studies
- Reducing waiting time in hospitals
- Reduction of Medication Errors
Speakers
Dr.Joy Chakraborty, Director Administration, PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai
Dr.Parag R. Rindani, Head Medical Strategy & Clinical Excellence, Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai
Dr.Mahesh Vakamudi, COO, Sri Ramachandra Hospital & Research Centre, Chennai (confirmation awaited)
Mr.Ravikumar, Biovedas, Chennai
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
• Hospital & Healthcare Promoters
• Managing Directors / CEOs
• Hospital Administrators & Managers
• Operational Heads
• Clinicians
• Other Healthcare Professionals
REGISTRATION
Registration Fee – Rs. 1000 per Delegate
• Limited Seats
• Registration on First-Come-First-Serve
Registration FEE includes :
• Workshop Kit
• Lunch and Tea
• Certificate of Participation
Registration Details
Registration fee to be paid by cheque / DD in favour of Medexpert Business Consultants Pvt Ltd, Payable at Trichy, India and posted to Med Expert Business Consultants P Ltd, C-3, Shree Vidya Apartments, 14,Balakrishna Street, West Mambalam, Chennai – 600033. Tamilnadu, India. Ph: + 91 44 24718987. email: info@medicall.in
Additional Information
For futher details on the event you can contact
Ms.Rama Venugopal / Mr.D.Satishkumar
Value Added Corporate Services P Ltd
5, “Vanitha” 3rd Avenue
Besant Nagar, Chennai – 90.
Phone: +91 44 24462337 / 24462338 / 24462250
Email: rama@valueadded.in / satish@valueadded.in
