Drs. Donald Berwick and John Toussaint illustrate the need for Medicare claims data to be accessible for increasing efficiency, reduce costs and improve the quality of care. Medicare Data.JAMA.2013.6509
The ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value welcomes its newest board member, Stephen Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA. New Board Member – Shortell
Dr. Jeff Thompson, CEO of Gundersen Health System, will be honored as a “Champion of Change” at the White House today. The “Champions” program, which honors various segments of society annually, this year chose 11 people from across the country “who are working on the front lines to protect public health in a changing climate.” […]
Brian Veara, Clinical Business Intelligence Program manager at ThedaCare, discusses his current work in the clinical business intelligence area at the health system To read more click here.
Healthcare Leaders Learn, Share and Connect on Industry Reforms http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10841178.htm
See notes from the Q&A session with keynote presenters John Toussaint, MD, Francois de Brantes, Alan Gleghorn and Jim Womack. To read the document, click here – Keynote Q&A D1
For CEOs of health care organizations, patient-centered care is becoming a business imperative, with payments tied to performance on measures of patient satisfaction and engagement. Eleven executives show that patient-engaged care can be delivered in ways that improve quality and reduce costs. content.healthaffairs.org/gca?allch=&submit=Go&gca=healthaff%3B32%2F2%2F321#abstr-1
Patient safety is the focus of this week’s Media Planet To download the article, click here
Kathryn Correia was named CEO of HealthEast in 2012. She has spent years honing her lean thinking skills preparing for this challenge. The following article outlines her strategy to transform HealthEast to a culture of lean thinking. (Reprinted with permission from Enterprise Minnesota.) Follow this link to download the article, Lean is Healthy
John S. Toussaint, MD, has earned his second prestigious Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award for his book, Potent Medicine: The Collaborative Cure for Healthcare. The Shingo Prize recognizes a book’s contribution to operational excellence. PM Shingo Award_D2
