The Leading Edge Group and The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver announced an agreement to launch a new and unique Lean Healthcare Education initiative. At a conference in Dublin last Friday, as part of Enterprise Ireland’s Technology Showcase, representatives from both sides of the new strategic partnership discussed their academic program aimed at preparing health professionals for managing change through process improvement across the global healthcare sector.
The first deliverable will be a Lean Healthcare Black Belt program and will be available from October of this year.
The Lean Healthcare Black Belt program is the first of its kind in the world and is aimed at doctors, consultants, nurses, administrators, allied health professionals and other professionals in the healthcare sector. Scott McLagan, Executive Director of Executive and Corporate Programs at the Daniels College of Business is very enthusiastic about the program. “The healthcare system worldwide has many challenges and we are committed to helping the organizations in this industry build new capabilities. We have tremendous expertise the areas of executive education and leadership development. This coupled with the Lean expertise and skill sets within the Leading Edge Group will go a long way towards ensuring the programs international success. Education in lean thinking should be part of an organisations competency framework to ensure consistency across all functions.”
Joe Aherne CPA, Managing Director of the Leading Edge Group is delighted with this new strategic arrangement. “Applying lean thinking to the healthcare sector can provide significant cost and process efficiencies. However, in order to realise and sustain these benefits fully, there is an urgent requirement to educate and empower healthcare staff in the principles and methodologies involved.”
Daniels College of Businesss
The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver is focused on creating leaders equipped to thrive within the complexities of business today. Their academic excellence is fast making Daniels the top choice for students around the globe who are seeking to develop distinct careers that bring together personal and professional goals. The Wall Street Journal ranks Daniels College of Business No.3 in the world for Ethical Standards and 9th in the world for academic excellence in corporate social responsibility. http://www.daniels.du.edu |
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Leading Edge Group
The Leading Edge Group is a Cork-based company established in 1995. It has become the first organisation at a global level to develop an international on-line accredited standard in Lean for healthcare organisations. The company has grown substantially since then, and now works throughout Europe and the US where it has conducted over 800 process improvement engagements. Leading Edge was recently named ConocoPhillips Business of the year for 2007 in conjunction with the Cobh & Harbour Chamber. www.leadingedgescm.com; www.leanscm.com;
www.leanhealthcareservices.com
For more information on the new Lean Healthcare Black Belt program, please access the following page - http://www.leanhealthcareservices.com/leanblackbelt.htm |
