Deploying a long term Operational Excellence Strategy with participants with varied backgrounds
Company & Industry A large managed healthcare company headquartered in the U.S. is focused on the health and well-being of every individual that they serve, empowering 1 in 10 Americans to lead healthier, more vibrant lives every day. Customers include health plans and other managed care organizations, employers, labor unions, various military and governmental agencies and third-party administrators Background This healthcare company was looking for ways to increase efficiency and reduce errors ensuring better service to both their health plan members and the providers they coordinate to serve their members by implementing Lean Six Sigma. Challenge Solution Results Over the past 9 years the program has been a tremendous success. Improvements have been seen in process efficiencies, waste reduction, and error reduction resulting in improvements in timeliness and the accuracy of decision-making.