Experience

 
 

HMO Services Provider: Strategy for Improving Radiology Throughput

 

Industry: Healthcare


 

Challenge

 

  • The client sought to increase the efficiency of film processing/reading at its radiology hub and avoid increasing headcount as additional services (MRI) were added and utilization increased 5-7% annually due to advances in technology

Approach

 

  • As the client intended to roll out an automated system for radiology film processing over the next 18 months, the initiative served to identify the critical breakdowns in the current manual processes and lay the foundation for the utilization of the automated system

Results

 

  • Delivered strategy for assessment of client’s current processes for film processing/reading; critical factors affecting process breakdowns; and design of improvement, action and control plans

    Primary Solution:

    Lean Six Sigma

 

 

 


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