Written by Joseph Sluka, Jeff Absalon, and Rod Marchiando It is not a rosy picture. The landscape for healthcare in the United States and many countries across the globe is in a tremendous state of stress. Inadequate access, soaring costs, and less-than-optimal quality permeate the reality of health delivery in its current state. Health systems […]
Pam Helander, Catalysis faculty, shares about the pilot workshop, Lean Management System in Action, that Catalysis held at Mount Sinai Morningside in New York City. Related Items Lean Management System Custom Education Upcoming Workshops
Todd Fischer, Ian Wedgwood, Ken Shanahan, and Krystal Cassanelli from the University Campus of UMass Memorial Health describe the redesign of their Emergency Department (ED) to streamline the flow for patient discharge. Related Items Catalysis Healthcare Value Network Catalysis White Papers
Jamie Stilwill and Kristine Nicholson, from the University of Washington, Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington, share their Improvement idea program that has been in place for 6 years. Related Items Catalysis Healthcare Value Network Public Workshops
Kim Keller, Mary Ghaly Akella, and Shelcy Kamrud, from Mount Sinai Morningside, join us to share about their experiences transitioning to healthcare from continuous improvement roles within other industries. Related Items Catalysis Healthcare Value Network
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 […]
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
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
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
Kellie Olmstead, Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at Nemours Children’s Health in Jacksonville, Florida joins us to describe the Clinical Pathways improvement work and progress made at Nemours. Related Items Custom Education Catalysis Healthcare Value Network
