Reduction of Surgical Site Infections Using Lean Ochsner Health Case Study

By AHRMM

Nattie Leger, Director of Nursing Pursuit of Value, discusses how Ochsner significantly reduced their 2015 surgical site infections rate and a substantial cost avoidance using an interdisciplinary and methodical Lean approach.

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