Breakthrough Management Group International to Host One-Day Executive Workshop, How to Increase Patient Throughput by 10%.

    DENVER, CO, January 16, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The world of health care is full of unfulfilled expectations and conflict. Hospital executives list the relationship with medical staff as a pivot point for success of the organization. Employee satisfaction has been proven to impact the patient experience and yet employees remain frustrated. Turnover and absenteeism are persistent problems. Demand for service is increasing as the patient population and the workforce ages. TQM, SPC, Reengineering, Lean, Six Sigma, PDCA, have all had some success and yet the opportunities for improvement abound and only pockets of excellence have emerged. Why? There is an absence of a disciplined consistent and reproducible problem solving methodology. In response Breakthrough Management Group International (BMGI) has put together a one day executive workshop, How to Increase Patient Throughput by 10% to be held February 11, 2009 at the Park Central Hotel in New York City.

BMGI's subject matter expert Sr. VP of Health Care at BMGI, Dr. Ed Boudreau, will discuss:

• How to avoid the major pitfalls that can derail even the most thought out performance excellence initiative.
• The top Lean tools to use and when to use them.
• The Value Stream and how it relates to your hospitals performance.
• Simple techniques that can minimize footpath - maximizing staff efficiency.
• The downstream process capacity and what it means for your organization.

Key Learning outcomes include:
• Philosophies and Principles of Lean.
• Importance of culture on the outcome of any performance excellence initiative.
• Concept of the Value Stream and the importance in optimizing hospital performance.
• Downstream process capacity and the fallacy of local optimums.
• Picking the right tool for the right project.

Price: $199.00
Date: February 11, 2009
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Venue: Park Central Hotel, 870 Seventh Ave, New York City, NY 10019

For additional information and to register for this event: http://www.bmgi.com/throughput/index.html

About Breakthrough Management Group (BMGI)

BMGI is the world's leading provider of training and consulting for performance excellence. Specializing in Lean, Six Sigma and Innovation, BMGI works with leading companies around the globe to help "in-source" new capability and develop new core competencies. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Longmont, Colo., BMGI has developed a loyal clientele that today exceeds 200 active businesses in industries as diverse as biotechnology, health care, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing and energy. BMGI has offices in 12 countries and has more than 100 employees worldwide. For more information on consulting services, visit www.bmgi.com.

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