Question: 1. Discuss LEAN Six Sigma, and explain why more and more health care organizations are utilizing this approach to improving health care processes and reducing waste.
2. How can the value chain be used to identify organizational strengths and weaknesses in health care organizations?
3. How does the "value chain" relate to health care organizations? What is the role of the value chain in the strategic planning process?
Ginter, P. M., Duncan. W. J., Swayne, L. E. (2013). Strategic management of health care organizations (7th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.