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Strategy and Operations Consulting Manager @Advocate Aurora Health
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WORK HISTORY
Strategy and Operations Consulting Manager @Advocate Aurora Health
Using Lean and Six Sigma to find better ways to deliver heath care- Led team to implement Mid Market Strategic goals for Quality. Successful efforts to reduce complications, readmissions and length of stay saved $20M- Collaborated with Radiology leadership to create a lean management system and facilitate a culture of continuous improvement- Guided the implementation of an inpatient collaborative care model which increased bed turns by 23%, cut 30 day readmissions from 21% to 10% and saved over $1 million annually- Improved workflow and collaboration between Aurora’s eICU® and ICU Intensivists to reduce ICU length of stay by 10% saving $2 million per year- Facilitated a lean event that reduced the Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers rate from 6.9% to 3.1%, preventing over occurrences per year and saving over $4 million annually- Led a system wide effort to improve operating room efficiency at three community hospitals reducing annual operating costs by $1.7 million- Redesigned workflow and lifting practices to eliminate injuries to Radiologic Technicians. Resulted in worker’s compensation and productivity savings in excess of $400K- Applied quick-changeover methods to reduce set up time for Breast Imaging equipment. The increased capacity allowed us to eliminate an older analog machine and avoid purchasing a $300K digital machine. We reduced annual operating costs by $100K- Radically reengineered the process for how Dieticians provide “calorie counts” reducing cycle time from 5.3 days to less than 1 day. Annual savings exceed $130K- Received Aurora’s 2009 Quality Award for a project which reduced wait times for patients in Same Day Surgery from 1 hour to less than 5 minutes. We also reduced the time required to prep patients for surgery. As a result, first case on time starts improved from 20% to 60%. Annual savings exceed $600K- Developed and teach a three day class in Lean for Managers and Supervisors.
EDUCATION
Lubar College of Business
MBA, Health Care Management
University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS, Industrial Engineering
Penn State Great Valley
Graduate Certificate in Business, Biotechnology & Health Care Management
SKILLS
ABOUT BOB LOOSE
QUALITY / PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROFESSIONAL with over 30 years of experience in a variety…
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