Operational excellence rests on the premise that organizational culture is represented by the behavior of its employees. According to Aristotle, “we are what we repeatedly do.” Moreover, behaviors prevalent in an organization develop over time and are strongly influenced by senior leader practices. As I once heard Paul O’Neill tell it, culture starts at the […]
EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES The healthcare climate continues to shift and we strive to allow for a flexible business model to meet demand and also be on the forefront of thought leadership. With this in mind, we’ve decided to make a few changes to our executive leadership team. John Toussaint, MD will be […]
NEWS RELEASE For More Information: Catalysis Sara Thompson 920-659-7461 sthompson@createvalue.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CATALYSIS ANNOUNCES BOARD AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CHANGES Helping Healthcare Executives Create Healthcare Value Through Operational Excellence and Lean Transformation Remains a Strategic Priority APPLETON, WISC. – Jan. 16, 2018 – Catalysis today announced a restructuring of its executive team and the retirement of the […]
Healthcare organizations are radically changing the way they work. They have little choice in the face of declining reimbursements, increased emphasis on value-based payments, consolidation of competitors and the uncertain future of the national healthcare system. In response, many have pursued Lean, which drove initial improvements in their organizations and has benefitted patients (improved quality […]
Achieve radical improvements with model cells. EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES We know traditional care in the United States is too expensive. The cost structures of hospitals are a big part of the problem. Therefore, we are seeing disruption in the hospital industry. Hospital administrators are taking notice of recent trends, including: Free-standing, low-cost […]
Ted Toussaint, a healthcare innovation strategist, and Sarah Steinberg, from Atrius Health, discuss innovative work that they led at Atrius, using a variety of modern product development and innovation methods, including lean, lean start up, design thinking, and more to create new “Care in Place” model for home-based patient care that helps reduce trips to […]
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, a member of the Catalysis Healthcare Value Network, shares a big win in cutting readmissions. It might even seem overly simple, but using an email approach to care coordination between physicians can not only improve outcomes and provider satisfaction, but also have a fairly profound impact on readmissions, according to a […]
We look forward to learning, sharing, and connecting with you in 2018 EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES Thank you for a great year of learning, sharing, and connecting. See what’s coming in 2018! View the 2018 Schedule EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES contact@createvalue.org (920) 659-7500 100 W. Lawrence St. Suite 422 Appleton, WI 54911 […]
For More Information: Chuck Grothaus 612-770-0026 chuck.grothaus@c2comms.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UC BERKELEY CENTER LAUNCHES UNIQUE LEAN RESEARCH HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 7, 2017 – UC Berkeley’s Center for Lean Engagement and Research in Healthcare (CLEAR) today announced its collaboration with seven leading American and Canadian hospitals and healthcare systems to launch a […]
I had the opportunity to attend a recent meeting at the Cleveland Clinic sponsored by the Catalysis Healthcare Value Network. This was my second exposure to the continuous improvement work at Cleveland Clinic, the first being a session focused on the process improvement in their finance department, two years ago. A lot has changed in […]
