Dr. John Toussaint, Catalysis’ Executive Board Chair and Steve Shortell, Co-Founder of the Center for Lean Engagement and Research (CLEAR) at the University of California – Berkley, join us to discuss the content of the article they helped write, “The Better Care Plan: A Blueprint for Improving America’s Healthcare System.” This article explores how to […]
Amy Mervak and Mike Radtke, faculty of the workshop, Making Change Stick, focus on the many hidden factors that can be barriers to individual and organizational change efforts, how to make these factors visible, and address them. Related Items Making Change Stick workshop
Ginger Breeck, Executive Director of Patient Safety & Experience at the Community Health Network in Indiana, shares about Community Health’s work to develop a strong and supportive process for Root Cause Analysis, or RCA. Related Items Catalysis Healthcare Value Network
Adam Thompson and Aisha Amira Saidu of EHA Clinics in Nigeria, Africa share how they are using a variety of non-traditional resources to encourage everyone in their organization to see themselves as part of improvement and lean. Related Items Catalysis Academy Custom Education Services
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 […]
