In this new podcast, Kim Barnas, author of Beyond Heroes: A Lean Management System for Healthcare, discusses how lean management systems and are having a positive effect on the patient experience at hospitals around the world. Kim shares the powerful impact that daily management systems are having on patient safety and focusing improvement work on […]
This article by John Toussaint, David Krueger, Stephen M. Shortell, Arnold Milstein, and David M. Cutler, is available at http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1RhPA7tCW1aw~q Abstract The independent Office of the Actuary for CMS certified that the Pioneer ACO model has met the stringent criteria for expansion to a larger population. Significant savings have accrued and quality targets have been met, so the […]
Healthcare management is in need of an overhaul. The typical top down management approach isn’t working. In this article, published in Health Affairs, John Toussaint, MD describes the important elements of this transformational change. It includes the need for leaders to fundamentally change behavior. Read the article here.
By Patricia Gabow and Patrick H. Conway August 13, 2015 Many approaches to improving value in our health system focus on specific issues involving care delivery models such as optimizing primary care, coordinating care transitions, facilitating the care of the high need/high use patients, or reducing unnecessary readmissions. While improvement in specific areas will yield benefits […]
… TO TRANSFORM HABITS AND BEHAVIORS OF HEALTHCARE LEADERS Appleton, Wis. (Aug. 12, 2015) – The ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value is hosting a multi-day, multi-workshop Lean Leadership Series at Martin Medical Center in Stuart, Florida, Oct. 13-16, designed to develop healthcare professionals into lean leaders who drive higher value in their organizations. “This is a […]
John Toussaint, MD shares his thoughts on this topic at the Huffington Post: On July 16th 2015, Robert McDonald, Secretary of the VA released this memorandum to the VA: “To better serve our customers, the VA must synchronize and better leverage our performance improvement efforts. Improved service to our nation’s veterans requires a cultural of […]
Scripps Health, San Francisco General and Providence Little Company of Mary Join Network Appleton, Wisconsin (Aug. 6, 2015) — The Healthcare Value Network (HVN) welcomes three new members to its peer-to-peer learning community: Scripps Health, San Francisco General Hospital, and Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance. All three are California-based providers. The […]
By Angela Brubacher, ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value “None of us are reliable, yet.” These were the opening remarks of the Center’s John Toussaint, MD at the 6th Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit held in Dallas, TX last month. His statement was both a challenge and an encouragement to over 650 people gathered to […]
Dr. Toussaint spent time talking with Mark Graban about how the new transformation model is successfully changing healthcare. You can listen to this new podcast at LeanBlog.org
Longtime friend of the Center, Dr. Jack Billi (University of Michigan Health System), has taken the time to show us how improvement work can be easy and straightforward. In this short six-minute video, he demonstrates how he achieved 100% compliance with hand washing–an important process for all healthcare professionals. Using the scientific method, he hypothesized, trialed, […]
