Register online for a free two-day webinar, Introduction to Data Management for Lean Six Sigma, presented by HASC and the Institute for Performance Excellence, on July 12 and 13, 4 to 6 p.m. Register online. 

This exciting Lean course will establish basic competencies in data analysis using MS-Excel. Designed for health care professionals, the introductory webinar revisits data principles of data type and basic graphing techniques using Excel. Students will apply the tools and techniques in a tutorial format for the first portion, then work on a case study and report out for the second portion of each section.

Course objectives include:

• Know the differences between discrete and continuous data.
• Understand the use and type of descriptive statistics.
• Calculate averages and standard deviation.
• Understand variation and decipher between special and common cause.

All health care professionals interested in delivering greater value to the organization should attend, including nursing, allied health, business office, support services, service line, admissions, planning, development, ambulatory care, emergency room, laboratory, pharmacy, safety and quality professionals.