Insights from Leading a Lean Healthcare Revolution “If the leaders to create the environment, most of the time the employees will respond because frankly, people do want to get up and go to work and do a good job, ” says John Toussaint, MD and CEO of Catalysis. Bill Box, co-founder of Exploring Forward Thinking […]
Are You Overburdening Your Operational Leaders? When executive teams develop strategies for the organization, it is important to: Consider the current organization conditions. Jeff Hunter, former senior vice president of strategy and marketing at ThedaCare, discusses defining and deploying strategy. Connect the improvement work to value-driven organization measures. Keep the number of initiatives to the […]
In the latest article from Exploring Forward-Thinking Workplaces, Bill Fox interviewed John Toussaint, MD and CEO of Catalysis. Fox created “Insights from Leading a Lean Healthcare Revolution,” based on the information Dr. Toussaint shared regarding his experience adapting and implementing lean methodologies at hospitals and health systems around the world. We are pleased to share […]
NEWS RELEASE For More Information: Sara Thompson 920-659-7461 sthompson@createvalue.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CATALYSIS LEAN LEADERSHIP SERIES ANNOUNCED AT MARTIN HEALTH SYSTEM; TRANSFORMING HABITS AND BEHAVIORS OF HEALTHCARE LEADERS APPLETON, WISC. – July 17, 2017 – Catalysis today announced it will host a Lean Leadership Series at Martin Health System in Stuart, Fla., November 7-10. The […]
NEWS RELEASE For More Information: Sara Thompson 920-659-7461 sthompson@createvalue.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CATALYSIS LEAN LEADERSHIP SERIES ANNOUNCED AT RICHARD L. ROUDEBUSH VA MEDICAL CENTER; TRANSFORMING HABITS AND BEHAVIORS OF HEALTHCARE LEADERS APPLETON, WISC. – July 17, 2017 – Catalysis today announced it will host a Lean Leadership Series at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical […]
Does Your Management Style Allow for Innovative Thinking? Many leaders suffer from behavioral tendencies and management styles that don’t naturally allow for innovative thinking. Decades of adhering to regulations, organizational procedures and healthcare mandates hinder the ability (or desire) to try new thinking to solve persistent organizational issues and problems. When it comes to innovation in […]
The Causes of Physician Burnout and How Continuous Improvement Can Help Physician burnout seems commonplace in today’s complex healthcare system environment. Top frustrations among doctors include: Loss of autonomy Decreased control over practice environment Insufficient use of time or administrative burden If you want providers involved in continuous improvement efforts, you must address these […]
During my tenure as a hospital CEO, one hurdle often seemed insurmountable: getting leaders and staff across the organization to think like innovators. Many leaders suffer from behavioral tendencies and management styles that don’t naturally allow for innovative thinking. Decades of adhering to regulations, organizational procedures and healthcare mandates hinder the ability (or desire) to […]
Insights from the 2017 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Three Key Takeaways from the 2017 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit The 2017 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit was a huge success. If you were one of more than 600 attendees in Palm Springs this year, thanks for coming. And if you weren’t able to join us, we hope […]
Learn, Share and Connect at Its Best! Each year the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit offers attendees a chance to share their lean successes and challenges with each other – and learn about new trends that may help them succeed on their journey. The 2017 Summit wrapped up on June 8 and provided hours of fruitful […]
