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
Dr. Toussaint discusses the impact of lean on the industry and which strategies CEOs should pursue. To download the article, click here – Combined HA Frontiers Release
A new clinical business intelligence network (CBIN) has formed with the mission to learn, share and connect on the critical process of integrating business intelligence with healthcare enterprise strategy. To download the article, click here – 3.1.13.CBIN Founding Members Release_FINAL
In John Torinus’s latest blog, he discusses the impact of lean in manufacturing and how other sectors are utilizing lean practices. John shares how lean is transforming healthcare and can be applied to any process. To download the blog, click here
An urgent need in American health care is improving quality and efficiency while controlling costs. One promising management approach Lean. The goal of this article is to provide a template for health care leaders to use in considering the implementation of Lean. The Promise of Lean in Healthcare Article
The January issue of Consumer Reports lists ThedaCare Physicians and Marshfield Clinic as having received the highest overall scores among 19 participating medical groups in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality provided the performance information for the article. To download the article, click here – WCHQ-Consumer-Reports
But problem solving is a problem at companies accustomed to hiding problems, according to Shook. To read the article, click here
The first round of reports from Colorado’s All Payer Claims Database (APCD) are now available. To read the reports, click here
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) has selected John Toussaint, MD, CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, for induction into its Hall of Fame, which recognizes individuals for their extraordinary contributions to the achievement of the AME’s mission. To read the article, click here
