{"id":7837,"date":"2026-05-12T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qimacros.com\/lean-six-sigma-blog\/?p=7837"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:07:03","slug":"vaccinate-your-hospital-against-mistakes-and-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qimacros.com\/lean-six-sigma-blog\/vaccinate-your-hospital-against-mistakes-and-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccinate Your Hospital Against Mistakes and Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Is it possible to vaccinate your healthcare facility, your hospital against mistakes and errors that cause patient harm?<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Download my free ebook, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qimacros.com\/pdf\/Agile-Process-Innovation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agile Process Innovation-Hacking Lean Six Sigma for Results<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1101898383?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8220;Hi, I&#8217;m Jay Arthur, author of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lean-Six-Sigma-Hospitals-Improving\/dp\/1259641082\/\">Lean Six Sigma For Hospitals<\/a>\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qimacros.com\/demo\/\">QI Macros [software]<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;You know, people resist getting vaccinations. But why do hospitals resist using Smart Performance Charts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qimacros.com\/control-chart\/control-chart-wizard\/\">control charts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qimacros.com\/pareto-chart-excel\/how-to-pareto-chart\/\">Pareto charts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qimacros.com\/training\/videos\/histogram-video\/\">histograms<\/a>) to start to improve the quality of care?<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;You know, a control chart is like a heart monitor\u2026 you know, it measures the performance of the heart. It can detect tachycardia, it can detect AFib in your organization, and it can also detect a normal sinus rhythm, something that&#8217;s expected. Great thing about it is it&#8217;s very affordable and you can start doing it right now.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;I mean, this isn&#8217;t that hard. I have tools on my website to help people learn how to use control charts easily.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;So why not vaccinate your hospital against medical mistakes and errors and harm? Start using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qimacros.com\/lean-six-sigma-blog\/are-you-using-the-tools-of-quality\/\">Tools of Quality<\/a> &#8211; Smart Performance Charts &#8211; to improve overall performance of healthcare.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s my Improvement Insight. Let&#8217;s go out and improve something this week, like the use of tools for performance improvement in healthcare.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it possible to vaccinate your healthcare facility, your hospital against mistakes and errors that cause patient harm? Download my free ebook, Agile Process Innovation-Hacking Lean Six Sigma for Results. &#65279; &ldquo;Hi, I&rsquo;m Jay Arthur, author of &ldquo;Lean Six Sigma For Hospitals&rdquo; and QI Macros [software]. &ldquo;You know, people resist getting vaccinations. 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