Phase | Ramp up | Implementation | ||||||
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Years | 2000-2003 | 2004-2007 | ||||||
Quarters | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 |
Case study data collection | ||||||||
History of QI & concurrent QI activities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Cultural Transformation Initiative commenced | X | |||||||
Consulting firm partnership forged | X | |||||||
Quality Improvement Toolkit introduced, Six Sigma launched | X | |||||||
Introduction of Lean | X | |||||||
Negative operating margin | X | |||||||
New chief operating officer hired | X | |||||||
Lean initiated, added to LHC's quality improvement toolkit | X | |||||||
Lean training & projects | X | X | X | |||||
Horizon Hospital and related processes | X | X | X |
Phase | Study period | |||||||||||||||
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Years | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||||||||
Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Case study data collection | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
History of QI & concurrent QI activities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Cultural Transformation Initiative commenced | ||||||||||||||||
Consulting firm partnership forged | ||||||||||||||||
Quality Improvement Toolkit introduced, Six Sigma launched | ||||||||||||||||
Introduction of Lean | ||||||||||||||||
Negative operating margin | ||||||||||||||||
New chief operating officer hired | ||||||||||||||||
Lean initiated, added to LHC's quality improvement toolkit | ||||||||||||||||
Lean training & projects | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Horizon Hospital and related processes | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Note: Shading in a cell, denoted here by an X, indicates that the relevant activity (row) commenced or continued during the time period (column).