Lean Sigma Green Belt Certificate Course

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The  Lean Sigma Prescription for Healthcare® Green Belt Certificate Course customizes the Lean Sigma approach for health care professionals. This approach combines Lean Methodology, focusing on optimizing flow, increasing speed and reducing waste, with Six Sigma statistical tools to identify root causes and reduce defects. The Lean Sigma combination provides powerful improvement tools to address chronic operational problems, particularly the seven wastes of health care:

  • Defects or rework
  • Overproduction
  • Excess motion
  • Over-processing
  • Wait time
  • Excess inventory
  • Transportation

Examples and exercises apply Lean Sigma tools with health care-specific scenarios to improve patient safety, clinical outcomes and organizational efficiencies. The course reviews statistical concepts applicable to health care, such as normality, stability and capability, as well as the most common statistical tests. Course participants delve into hands-on statistical analysis using Minitab® Statistical Software.

Course Overview

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for health care professionals interested in or tasked with increasing efficiency in care delivery, including:

  • Executive leadership
  • Department administrators
  • Physicians
  • Mid-level providers
  • Nurses
  • Hospital and medical office administration staff
  • Facility and clinical engineers
  • Laboratory, imaging and specialized health care services staff
  • Clinical support staff
  • Pharmaceutical staff

Registration Information

Upcoming workshops:

Virtual participants: The virtual Green Belt course is $850 (prior completion of the Armstrong Lean Practitioner for Healthcare Certificate Course is a REQUIRED pre-requisite).

Green Belt Certification: $900 (optional)

Johns Hopkins Medicine employees: No cost but seats are limited. (prior completion of the Armstrong Lean Practitioner for Healthcare Certificate Course is a REQUIRED pre-requisite).

Please see our Cancellation/No Show & Refund PolicyBeginning January 1, 2021, the No-Show Policy has been reinstated. 

Requirements

Participants must provide a laptop with an XP, Vista, or other Windows operating system for the class. Prior to the course, participants should complete pre-reading assignments and identify a Lean Sigma project within their organization in order to apply the tools and concepts learned.

Contact Us

Questions or consultation requests? Email us at [email protected].

What to Expect

Learning Objectives

Explore Lean and Six Sigma tools in health care through hands-on applications, exercises and projects. After taking this course, the participant will be able to:

  • Use the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) project methodology
  • Apply concepts learned to a Lean Sigma health care project
  • Practice sound data collection and data analysis techniques
  • Demonstrate a basic understanding of statistical methods
  • Organize and lead a Lean Sigma project

Course Outline

Define/Measure (Understanding the Current State)

  • Project Definition, Project Charter
  • Values Stream Mapping (VSM), Spaghetti Diagram, Seven Wastes of Health Care
  • Normality, Stability, Capability Analyses

Analyze (Understanding Variation and Causal Factors)

  • Analysis Plan
  • Hypothesis Testing using Minitab Software
  • T-test, Chi-Square, Correlation, Regression, Equal Variances

Improve/Control (Generating Breakthrough Improvements)

  • Mistake proofing
  • Kaizen
  • Single Piece Flow
  • Cost/Benefit Analysis
  • Balance to Takt, 5S, Operational Methods Sheets, Control Charts
  • Control Methods and Plans 

The Participant Experience

As participants are introduced to Lean Sigma tools, we offer opportunities to experience these tools through examples and practice exercises. In addition, participants will complete a series of homework assignments between virtual live sessions to further practice lean tools and concepts.

Please note that to earn a Green Belt Certificate of Training, participants are expected to attend each of the live virtual sessions, successfully complete each of the homework assignments and pass the Green Belt exam.

Those who have earned the Green Belt Certificate of Training are also eligible to earn Green Belt Certification. This certification requires the completion of a project which demonstrates your use of Six Sigma tools and methodologies.

Read our FAQs on our Lean Practitioner & Lean Sigma Green Belt courses

Facilitators

Laura Winner, Dr.PH, R.N., B.S.N., M.B.A.
Senior Director of Operational Excellence, Lean Sigma Deployment 

Scott Burkett, B.S., C.S.S.B.B.
Assistant Director, Lean Sigma Deployment

Wilson Lamy, B.S., C.S.S.M.B.B.
Assistant Director, Lean Sigma Deployment

Erica Reinhardt, M.B.A., M.S., R.D., C.L.S.S.B.B.
Assistant Director, Lean Sigma Deployment (Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center campus) 

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