On August 26th and 27th the Healthcare Value Leaders Network #1 visited Park Nicollet (PN). The theme was using 3P (production preparation process) to change care delivery. 50 of us toured PN’s emergency center,cancer center,eating disorders center, and other areas. My reflections follow. PN has done a great job of involving their front line doctors and nurses in designing […]
This is a question and answer session focused on the recently released book On the Mend co-authored by John Toussaint and Roger Gerard. The interview is focused on the hard work of transforming an organizational culture to continuous improvement. To download the podcast, click here -business901.podbean.com/2010/08/16/transforming-healthcare-thru-lean/
Electronic records are an important tool to improve patient care. The Rev. Will Bleodow and I had the privilege of presenting with a number of leaders from the government, insurance,provider and professional certification communities regarding the importance of the new “meaningful use” guidelines released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Electronic Health Information. The following are […]
The state of Wisconsin continues to score well when compared to the rest of the country on the core quality indicators for hospital quality. Admittedly many of these indicators are still only process measures but it is all we have. I would hope we can move to consumer focused outcome data such as medication error rates,surgical infection,mortality and other […]
This newspaper article has actually focused on the American healthcare problem. Healthcare is full of errors and mistakes, and no one is admitting it. The article from the Hearst syndicate of papers describes why we aren’t getting anywhere on this issue.”It’s too expensive” said Senator Patty Murray D-Wash., and the issue is a “hornet’s nest that might create backlash from doctors” according to […]
St. Mary’s Hospital in Apple Valley has been working on a very important problem for the community. Emergency room visits have more than doubled from 30,000 per year to near 80,000 per year in only 5 years. Utilizing the tools and principles of the lean journey for the last 3 years they have been able to free […]
This article in the WSJ shows how far we have to go to change the way we think about improving healthcare in the U.S. The following are some quotes from the article and my comments. Read the whole article at the end of my blog. “I am an ear/nose/throat specialist. Maybe 40% of my referrals were […]
After nearly a year most of the footage shot by Fox News at ThedaCare is still being featured at the On the Record web site. Greta Vansusteren’s On the Record web site maintains certain videos for months at a time especially when they are viewed regularly. The video shot at Appleton Medical Center in August 2009 with the Collaborative […]
I have blogged on many occasions regarding the fact that Congress solved for the wrong problem enacting health reform. The problem is the exponential rate of cost increases of American Healthcare. This is the same problem plaguing other countries such as France Germany and the U.K. So it is not just an American but a universal problem which […]
President Obama will use a recess appointment to install Don Berwick as CMS director.Read the following article. This is the right decision for American healthcare.As I have stated in the past, Don Berwick is the best qualified man we have in America for this role.We should all be excited someone of his stature is willing […]
