A true transformation starts with leaders’ behaviors EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES As interest in the daily management system grew, we taught it to other health systems in the U.S. and Canada and early results showed very promising returns. The daily management system gave administrators and caregivers a method to find the root cause […]
Saint Agnes Medical Center (SAMC), part of Trinity Health, is a 436-bed, state-of-the-art medical center in Fresno, CA. They strive to be “THE trusted health partner in Central California through its unrelenting pursuit of excellence.” In July of 2016, SAMC began working with Catalysis to transform their culture and improve patient care. Catalysis engaged in […]
Make your organization stand out EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES “Starbucks has taken the ultimate commodity, the coffee bean, and turned it into an experience. We have taken the most personal of experiences, healthcare, and turned it into a commodity.” ~ Brian Wong, MD, CEO, The Bedside Trust Many hospitals struggle to differentiate themselves […]
Earn CE credits while developing new skills. EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES Martin’s Point Health Care was an early adopter of lean concepts in healthcare, and its use of lean has progressively matured since 2010. As the organization progressed on their continuous improvement journey they realized that a critical component for culture change was […]
Catalysis Healthcare Value Network member, Cleveland Clinic, has been on an improvement journey since 2006. In 2013, the organization began to shift their vision to create a culture in which every caregiver is capable, empowered and expected to make improvements every day Their journey of learning has shifted to a model that is […]
EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES The Center for Lean Engagement & Research in Healthcare (CLEAR) is assessing the extent to which lean management philosophy, practices and tools have been adopted and implemented in U.S. hospitals. CLEAR set out to find answers to these questions: What percent or hospitals in the US are engaging in lean or […]
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG) is a 397-bed public safety-net hospital that experiences over 80,000 ED visits each year and nearly 16,000 admissions. They pride themselves on being a teaching hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center, and a lean learning organization. After adopting A3 Thinking as the organization’s primary problem-solving methodology […]
Don’t miss out on our upcoming workshops. EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES The rate of change in the business of healthcare has been extraordinarily fast in the past two decades. The shift to electronic medical records, mergers that create giant hospital systems, nationwide plans to insure more (or less) people—all of these systemic transformations […]
The rate of change in the business of healthcare has been extraordinarily fast in the past two decades. The shift to electronic medical records, mergers that create giant hospital systems, nationwide plans to insure more (or less) people—all of these systemic transformations have been rolled out with promises that healthcare will be improved for all. […]
EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES The value imperative is challenging boards to apply Lean principles to governance processes. Many boards are composed of community leaders who are accomplished executives from other industries. Often, these well-meaning board members want to apply their business acumen to the operations of the hospital or health system. Instead, they should be encouraged to focus most of their […]
