MVT - Beyond Six Sigma - QualPro Multivariable Testing

Clients

"These improvements are critical to meeting the needs of our physicians and have generated a tremendous amount of additional case capacity. We are extremely excited about the MVT results. In fact, we are looking at other applications for MVT in our health system." Press Release (pdf)

Joe Dawson
CEO
Blount Memorial Hospital

"We think QualPro can keep us on the leading edge of quality improvement even in a rapidly changing healthcare environment."

Kirk Oglesby
former President and CEO
AnMed Health

"I am excited about MVT because we will be testing multiple ideas at the same time and discovering what will work here." Press Release (pdf)

Dr. Dick Evans
Medical Director
Blount Memorial Hospital

"You [QualPro] have brought us a rational, logical, reasoned approach that builds on our commitment, demonstrates success and provides the framework through which our own personnel can be trained in the appropriate methods and successfully work on process improvement. Please know that you have our unqualified endorsement."

Charles C. Lindstrom
Former CEO
Saint Luke's Health System

"QualPro has a tremendous tool to help a facility determine what works in their community for their patients and culture."

Richard Hall
Chief Nursing Officer
Blount Memorial Hospital

The Healthcare Challenge

Case Studies

Cost reduction saves $3 million annually

78% reduction in patient dissatisfaction

70% improvement in patient understanding of medication

70% reduction in radiology report turnaround time

51% reduction in non-productive OR time and 22% reduction in turnover time

34% reduction in ER door-to-doctor time and 21% total turnaround time

In The News...

"Multivariable testing aids process improvement."

"Stats don't lie, Blount Memorial improves services."

"You've never heard of MVT?... You will."

"MVT allows companies to test many changes in procedure at once, rather than one-at-a-time..."

"The only way to tell whether a notion's a stinker or a star? Test it out."

"MVT shrinks three big project woes-time, cost, and frustration."

"About 80% of the things that work are very simple, subtle changes in method that cost nothing."

Since 1982, QualPro has used Multivariable Testing (MVT®) with 1000+ companies to test 100,000+ improvement ideas. MVT® tests between 20 and 40 ideas simultaneously, accurately predicting the bottom-line impact of potential process changes in as short as 12 weeks. Take existing process initiatives, like Six Sigma, to a whole new level. All process improvement tools and approaches (TQM, DOE, Six Sigma, Re-Engineering, SPC) can be enhanced through the use of Multivariable Testing® by QualPro.