Reduction of Surgical Site Infections Using Lean: An Ochsner Health Case Study
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.
Presented by: Nattie Leger, Director of Nursing Pursuit of Value, Ochsner Health System
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