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Catalysis Announces Executive Site Visit at UMass Memorial Health Care

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MEDIA ALERT For More Information: Chuck Grothaus 612-770-0026 chuck.grothaus@c2comms.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CATALYSIS ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE SITE VISIT AT UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE UMass Opens Doors to Show What Lean Transformation Looks Like APPLETON, WIS. / WORCESTER, MASS. – April 12, 2017 – UMass Memorial Health Care and Catalysis today announced an exclusive Executive Site Visit at […]

Newsletter: Cleveland Clinic to Present Learning Session at 2017 Summit

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2017 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Adds New Session Featuring Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic discovered the key to sustaining change and engaging leaders in a culture of improvement: Stop having leaders solve all the problems.   Lean transformation leaders from Cleveland Clinic will share their experience at the 2017 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Here is a brief […]

Newsletter: What a Bipartisan Approach to U.S. Health Care Could Look Like

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What a Bipartisan Approach to U.S. Health Care Could Look Like   The proposed American Healthcare Act failed to get adequate support in the U.S. House of Representatives. In a new article published in Harvard Business Review, Catalysis CEO John Toussaint, explains some of the steps elected officials could take to improve healthcare for Americans.    Now […]

Catalysis In The News: Sharing Lean Ideas to Improve Healthcare Quality

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Catalysis In The News Sharing Lean Ideas to Improve Healthcare Quality   In a new article published this week in Modern Healthcare, Debbie Goodwin from Salem Health, a Catalysis Healthcare Value Network (CHVN)  member, and CHVN director, Paul Pejsa, outline the benefits of lean methodologies. As a CHVN network member, Goodwin also shares the importance […]

The Affordable Care Act Has Saved Hospitals More Than $12 Billion in Healthcare Spend – Don’t Repeal It

John Toussaint, MD, Contributor at The Huffington Post CEO of Catalysis, CEO emeritus of ThedaCare President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on February 28. There, among many other campaign topics, he spoke of the need to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare. On March 6, […]

Lean Leadership Series Announced at Carolinas Health: Transforming Habits and Behaviors of Healthcare Leaders

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NEWS RELEASE For More Information: Sara Thompson sthompson@createvalue.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APPLETON, WISC. – March 2, 2017 – Catalysis today announced it will host a Lean Leadership Series at Carolinas Health on April 18-21, 2017. The series is a multi-day, multi-workshop event designed to teach lean leader skills and practices. A broad range of topics […]

Lean Leadership Series Announced at Seattle Children’s Hospital: Transforming Habits and Behaviors of Healthcare Leaders

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NEWS RELEASE For More Information: Sara Thompson sthompson@createvalue.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APPLETON, WISC. – March 2, 2017 – Catalysis today announced it will host a Lean Leadership Series at Seattle Children’s Hospital on May 2-5, 2017. The series is a multi-day, multi-workshop event designed to teach lean leader skills and practices. A broad range of […]

New White Paper: Lean for Doctors

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Physicians are finding new ways to analyze their work, reduce wasted time and effort, and improve productivity while improving the quality of care. As healthcare organizations explore and embrace scientific problem solving by all clinicians and staff, it is critically important to engage physicians in this process. Lean offers physicians a means to remove non-value […]

Dr. John Toussaint Shares Commentary on President Trump’s Plan to Repeal and Replace Affordable Care Act

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MEDIA ALERT For More Information: Chuck Grothaus 612-770-0026 chuck.grothaus@c2comms.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APPLETON, WISC. – FEBRUARY 28, 2017 – The following statement can be attributed to Dr. John Toussaint, CEO of Catalysis. “President Donald Trump and our elected officials must realize that true health care reform can only happen when healthcare providers are financially rewarded […]