six sigma; lean six sigma; meta-analysis; healthcare; health; academic impact; altmetrics1. Introduction Six Sigma seeks quality, understood as less variability in a process result [1]. Despite it coming from the manufacturing industry, as Motorola created it, it has been applied to a diverse...
The Lean Six Sigma approach to continuous improvement was cultivated in the manufacturing industry, but it has made its way into other lexicons including the healthcare system through osmosis [10]. Six Sigma provides a data-driven and structured approach for safety reporting which will enable USAF...