Before engaging in this week's discussion, watch the video titled Why Lean Six Sigma(Links to an external site.). Discuss the potential benefits and challenges of using Lean Six Sigma. Examine how these benefits can be applied to benchmarking within healthcare. Next, provide a current example of a current event (within the past 12 months) in which lean Six Sigma was used to address a specific operational challenge. Either write a well-supported post, or prepare a 30-45 second audio/video "newsbrief" based on this current event. Consider these questions:

• What are the benefits of using lean six sigma within healthcare?
• What are the challenges of using lean six sigma in healthcare?
• How does this factor into financial matters from an operational perspective?
• What was the outcome after applying lean six sigma?
• What did you learn or gain from this exercise?