The U.S. has the highest health care cost per capita. On average, other wealthy countries spend about half as much per person on health than the U.S. spends.

MGMT 3106: Management Science and Operations Management

Research Paper Instructions 

Research Topic 2

The U.S. has the highest health care cost per capita. On average, other wealthy countries spend about half as much per person on health than the U.S. spends. There are many inefficiencies in U.S. healthcare industry. Do you think applying operations management concepts and methods such as Six Sigma and Lean principles can reduce U.S. Health care costs? Discuss providing examples. (Search Galileo for articles on using Lean Six Sigma to improve healthcare to provide examples. Cite all the articles you used.) Use the research paper format given below to write your response.

Minimum 500 words,Maximum 2000 words (excluding references and appendixes).

This assignment is part of assigned work for this course. You are required to research the following topic and write a report in the format given below.

Section 1-Introduction The Introduction includes the following information:

• The objectives and scope of the investigation A description of the structure of the report that allows the reader to know what to expect Section 2-Literature Review This section should include followings:

• Brief history of the topic Recent developments in the field Current events affecting the topic

Section 3-Discussion This section should include followings:

• The current course of action, its effects, and any evidence to support it Proposed actions and how it might affect the future results

Section 4: Conclusions & Recommendations The Conclusions and Recommendations section closes the report. The information included in this section is:

• A summary of the problem and the objective of the investigation A brief description of proposed actions References This section includes professional citations of books, articles, websites, etc. that were used during the investigation. References should be numbered. References should be cited in the report. Appendixes The appendix starts in a different page. The appendix might include:

• Tables Charts that support decision making Any other information that support the report. All information included in the appendix section needs to be referenced in the report. Each appendix should have a title and an appendix number.