The Hospital as a Focused Factory - Utilizing Business Process Optimization to Streamline Your Operations
Class Description
Managing mobile assets, patients, and staff require tremendous coordination to effectively orchestrate hospital dynamics. Increasingly, hospitals are forced to operate like traditional factories, with a focus on locating critical assets, increasing operating room throughput, and maximizing bed turnover all while meeting Joint Commission regulations. Leveraging Business Process Optimization (BPO) tools, such as Six Sigma, Lean, and Change Management, can provide both visibility and insight of your processes.
Bill Weber
Customer Solutions Manager
3M Track and Trace Healthcare Solutions
Mr. Weber joined 3M Company as a manufacturing leader in 3M's Safety and Security Division manufacturing organization in June of 1992. By 2001, Mr. Weber became a certified Six Sigma Black Belt in the first wave of 3M's deployment of Lean Six Sigma. Throughout his Six Sigma post, he has been devoted to operational effectiveness and continuous improvement. In 2005, Mr. Weber became the leader of customer solutions for 3M's Trace and Trace Solutions organization dedicated to automating Healthcare processes with AutoID technologies and software infrastructure. A native of Madison Wisconsin, Mr. Weber earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Time:
Monday, December 3, 2007
9:00am - 12:00pm