New care model development requires investment in planning for the future where care needs may look very different than they currently do to stay relevant. This week we will share an excerpt from Anita Iyenger, Chief Strategy Officer at Legacy Health, discussing her organizational and personal leadership experiences […]
John Toussaint, MD, recently published an article in the American Association for Physician Leadership’s Physician Leadership Journal. In this article, he discusses how observational databases such as Cosmos can increase the pace with which we gain knowledge about certain aspects of patient populations. Download Article
It’s not uncommon to see regression after process changes have been implemented. It is important to understand why this is occurring and mitigate those issues. Catalysis Healthcare Value Network member organization, Children’s Mercy Kansas City has shared their improvement work in many ways, including at the Lean Healthcare […]
What comes first technology or process? As lean thinkers we know it’s always the process first. Healthcare is not wanting for technology. We’ve spent the last ten years implementing electronic health records, replacing legacy financial systems, and building information flow systems that allow caregivers to have access to real-time data at the point of care. […]
How do you create an organization where everyone is continuously learning, improving, and remaining committed to its purpose every day? Leaders from various industries including healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, and finance are constantly searching for the answer to this question. Laurie Spadaro, Director, MBOE, Fisher College of Business Executive […]
It’s hard to prepare for the next pandemic when you’re in the middle of the first one. But hospitals and their PPE providers have no choice. With the uncertainties around COVID-19 and new variants emerging, healthcare providers and PPE suppliers do not have the luxury of waiting. So, what can we learn from last year […]
Peter Ward, Director, Center for Operational Excellence, discusses how lean thinking helped with establishing mass vaccination sites in metro areas across the country. As well as how this thinking translated in the transition to smaller vaccination sites after the initial rush. Related Items Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit […]
Today we have a special treat for our listeners. We will be sharing a segment of the PI leader discussion panel from our Summit in June. The panel features Penny Iannelli from UMass Memorial Health Care, Carlos Scholz from The Permanente Medical Group, and Yvette Sena from UNM Health […]
The conversion of paper medical charts to digital has been a massive effort over the past 10 to 15 years. The energy has led to the creation of an integrated patient record with every bit of information needed to provide diagnosis treatment and prevention while allowing full access of information to the patient. In this […]
A survey of 200 healthcare executives from around the globe, conducted by KPMG, reveals that while the pandemic has quickened transformation in healthcare systems, obstacles including workforce stability, provider incentivization and innovation barriers could slow progress. Chief executives from some of the world’s leading public and private healthcare providers in eight geographies were interviewed for KPMG’s […]
