About.

Cadence Health is focused on improving all aspects of the healthcare continuum. Our methodologies target the concept of creating sustainable change from within by training and using your staff and managers as the "process experts."​

Established in 2005

We founded Cadence Health to broaden the use of ISyE tools in healthcare. Hospitals have historically not taken advantage of the efficiency to be gained through application of time-tested engineering analysis to work flows and processes. Even basic industrial engineering tools are unfamiliar to most healthcare providers -- especially at the staff and manager level where they are the most useful. We invite you to explore our website to learn what we can do for your organization.
​***Attention - Cadence Health is NOT currently hiring. If you have received an unsolicited communication it is a scam. Emails from us will always come from @cadencehealth.com***

Our Goal

We are experienced in many facets of healthcare improvement including clinical quality, operational efficiency, process redesign, and strategy.  Our mission is to advance your business performance and provide an ongoing strategy for continuous improvement.​

Adrienne Dickerson
President
(LinkedIn)

Adrienne is an innovative healthcare leader with 20+ years of experience.  Throughout her career, she has worked to expand the use of  industrial and systems engineering techniques in the healthcare setting.
Adrienne graduated with honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s of Science in Health Systems.  
Past/Current Affiliations:

• Senior member: Institute for Industrial and System Engineers (IISE)
  
• Diplomate: Society for Health Systems (SHS)
• Served 9 years on the GA HIMSS board

Adrienne was recently featured on an episode of Problem Solved, IISE's industry podcast, talking about her role as an instructor and healthcare consultant. Listen Here (Episode published Feb. 29, 2021)
She is also an instructor for several of IISE's courses including Lean, Lean Six Sigma, and Intro to ISyE in Healthcare.  She has also been published in “Industrial Engineer,” the international publication for IIE.

What is ISyE

Industrial & Systems Engineering: The basic concept is simple: Decrease variation by standardizing your processes and improved quality will result.
Many of the tools we use are familiar only as buzz words used by consulting groups such as Lean and Six Sigma. These are frameworks within which companies have applied Industrial Engineering tools to create a culture of change and efficiency by making quality and customer satisfaction the responsibility of every employee from CEO to assembly line worker. 
​Many of the same principles can apply in healthcare. Every staff member, whether nurse or registrar, is responsible for ensuring quality and satisfaction for all customers (internal and external).