Which of the following is true with regard to sigma levels for the health care industry?
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Operating at the 4s quality level can be too demanding. |
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Operating at the 3s quality level can be too risky. |
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Operating at lower sigma levels given the inherent variation from one patient to another. |
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Operating at the 3s quality level can be too expensive. |
Answer ; a
4 sigma quality level is too demanding.
Six Sigma is to ensure the quality and reduce the error and expenditure in health care system.
It has six belts
From lower to higher, it is:
1.White belt
Only basic learning ,not attended any training
2. Yellow belt
Attended one or two training class of six Sigma project.
3.Green belt.
Starts to implement six Sigma project under black belt
4.black belt
5.Master black belt
6.Champion
As the level increases the quality increases and error and expenditure decreases enormously.
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