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The Better Care Plan: a blueprint for improving America’s healthcare system

The United States falls far short of its potential for delivering care that is effective, efficient, safe, timely, patient-centered, and equitable. We put forward the Better Care Plan, an overarching blueprint to address the flaws in our current system. The plan calls for continuously improving care, moving all payers to risk-adjusted prospective payment, and creating […]

Podcast, The Lens – 77. Digital Integration and Workflow Design

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Elizabeth Howe, Director of Performance Excellence at Duke University Health System in North Carolina, explains the process that Duke followed to introduce a Workflow Redesign and Digital Integration as part of their Digital Front Door to streamline the patient intake process. Related Items Catalysis Healthcare Value Network Custom Education Services

Podcast, The Lens – 76. A Long Transformational Journey at Trinity Muscatine

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Hear from Glenda Reichert, a Performance Improvement Analyst with UnityPoint Health at Trinity in Muscatine, Iowa, who has been part of the Catalysis community for many years. Glenda shares about how Trinity continues to review and apply shared learnings from Catalysis in their work. Related Items Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Catalysis Healthcare Value Network

Podcast, The Lens – 75. Hosting a Gemba Visit

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Rachel DeMaster, Director, Care Improvement & Innovation and Kristy Consoli, Administrative Specialist, Care Improvement and Innovation Services from Montage Health located in Monterey, CA join us to talk about their experience and learnings from hosting a recent Gemba visit for fellow Catalysis Healthcare Value Network members. Related Items Catalysis Healthcare Value Network Upcoming Gemba Visits

Practices of Leaders Who Create Organizations Filled with Competent, Confident Problem Solvers

As organizations move along their continuous improvement learning paths, leaders at all levels are asked to show up differently. Some struggle to make the shift from being knowers, tellers, and doers to becoming teachers and coaches who develop others. Leaders are typically highly accomplished in their chosen professions. They’ve studied and practiced for years to […]