Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt in Healthcare Certificate

What will you learn in the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt in Healthcare certificate?

Bay Path University’s online Lean Six Sigma Green Belt in Healthcare Certificate provides a comprehensive curriculum that addresses the rapidly evolving healthcare management environment. This certificate embodies the Body of Knowledge encompassed within the Six Sigma/Lean Green Belt in Healthcare methodology focusing on optimizing workflow, increasing efficiencies, and reducing waste. This methodology provides a powerful framework and quality tools to address chronic operational challenges.

This online certificate consists of core courses from the Masters in Healthcare Administration degree. These courses prepare students to assume leadership roles in traditional and non-traditional settings such as healthcare organizations and facilities, consulting firms, law offices, pharmaceutical companies, insurance, and government agencies.

The certificate is embedded in the MS in Healthcare Administration, Organizational Excellence concentration, or can be taken as a standalone certificate.

Topics covered are:

• Continuous process improvement (CPI) in healthcare with emphasis on Lean and Six Sigma concepts and methodologies
• Lean concepts and their applications in healthcare, such as 5s, waste reduction, value stream mapping, and error-proofing
• DMAIC process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) to solve healthcare issues and advance CPI projects.
• Basic statistical analysis methods and quality tools to determine key relationships between health system inputs and outputs
• The integration of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies for achieving data-driven process improvement in healthcare systems
• Team dynamics and leadership in healthcare to advance efficient and successful healthcare projects

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

• Assess the need and key attributes of a successful Lean/Six Sigma program in an organization
• Analyze the roles and responsibilities of a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt in a healthcare organization
• Compare and contrast the fundamentals of the DMAIC problem-solving methodology
• Evaluate the fundamentals of Lean waste reduction
• Apply the basic Lean Six Sigma tools for project definition, process baseline, improvement analysis, implementation, and sustainability
• Justify the need for advanced problem-solving and improvement methodologies used by project teams
• Integrate the Six Sigma/Lean knowledge and tools to successfully implement, deploy, and sustain process improvements

Can this certificate be applied toward a master’s degree?

Yes, students can complete the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt in Healthcare Certificate program or use their certificate coursework to continue at Bay Path to complete the MS in Healthcare Administration - Organizational Excellence Concentration. 

Admissions Requirement

For consideration, applicants must submit the following documents to the Office of Graduate Admissions: 

1. A completed application - Apply Now
2. Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts (the required undergraduate degree must be from a college or university whose accreditation is recognized by NEASC, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale)
3. An original essay of at least 250 words on the topic: “Why A Graduate Certificate in Language and Literacy is important to my personal and professional goals."
4. A current résumé
5. Two letters of recommendation - Download the form here

All documentation, including recommendation forms and official transcripts, may be mailed or emailed directly to the Bay Path University Office of Graduate Admissions:

Official Transcripts:

Official transcripts must be sent directly to Bay Path's Graduate Admissions Office from the issuing institution's records office either by mail or through a secure electronic transcript service (such as Parchment or National Clearinghouse). For transcripts sent through a secure transcript service, please select Bay Path University from the vendor's dropdown list to ensure the transcript is routed to the correct place. If an email address is requested, you can route to graduate@baypath.edu. Transcripts sent from the student are unofficial and will not be accepted.