New HCCI research examines health care spending and its components—prices and utilization—in 61 metro areas for three common medical services: knee injections, ACL repair, and full knee replacement surgery. The Healthy Marketplace Index measures the economic performance of health care markets across the country. Read here: http://www.healthcostinstitute.org/healthy-marketplace-index/
5 Behaviors You Can Change to Create a Lean Culture Cultural Change Starts with You There are five changes you can personally make right now to develop a culture of improvement at your organization. But, if you are like many other healthcare leaders, culture change seems like a daunting task. John Toussaint, MD said, […]
In this 60-minute webinar, John Toussaint, MD. and CEO of Catalysis, will describe his experience helping healthcare leaders focus on the five personal behavioral dimensions that lead to outstanding organizational results. Dr. Toussaint will present data as to why these behavioral dimensions are so important and then focus on specific examples of excellence from St. […]
Sustaining Lean Transformation Kim Barnas, president of Catalysis, recently created a new article on the core elements healthcare organizations must have in place to sustain a lean healthcare transformation. “Leading people through complex organizational change requires extraordinary diligence and constant attention,” writes Barnas. The first two core elements are: Lean methods and systems start at […]
It’s not exactly uncommon for lean newcomers to view it as an additional burden on already-crammed schedules. And that’s certainly not uncommon for healthcare executives whose days are consistently packed with meetings, email correspondence, paperwork, compliance assurance and more. Chris Weisbrod has seen many healthcare leaders even refuse to go on simple gemba walks, claiming […]
Sometimes organizational change results in strategy shifts that are detrimental to lean healthcare transformation. How can healthcare executives ensure their lean efforts and achievements last for the long haul? Catalysis President Kim Barnas highlights four essential elements in her article, “Sustaining Lean Transformation.” This article will help any healthcare leader understand how to keep lean […]
by Dr. Jeff Thompson, executive advisor and CEO emeritus at Gundersen Health System Healthcare delivery in the United States has a huge flaw. We are spending trillions in a sector that comprises nearly 20% of the economy, and yet we have not agreed upon what we are trying to accomplish. What is the overarching goal? What sub-goals […]
When healthcare organizations take the bold step to embark on a lean transformation, the results they anticipate are based on one thing: improving patient outcomes. At Catalysis we first began helping hospital administrators understand and implement lean principles in 2008, before lean was truly proven in the industry. Dr. John Toussaint, founder and CEO of […]
John Toussaint and Susan Ehrlich co-author NEJM Catalyst Article Dr. John Toussaint, founder and CEO of Catalysis, and Susan Ehrlich, M.D. and CEO at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (a Catalysis Healthcare Value Network member), collaborated to write, “Five Changes Great Leaders Make to Develop an Improvement Culture.” The article was recently published in NEJM […]
Optimizing leadership skills is more important than ever, given a fast-changing health care environment rife with competitive new services such as CVS MinuteClinics, virtual second-opinion specialty shops, and offshore 24-hour radiology reading services. To adapt, and survive, organizations must take advantage of every bit of institutional talent. But this can happen only if leaders first […]
