Appleton, Wis. (March 13, 2014) — The Clinical Business Intelligence Network (CBIN), a peer‐to‐peer learning community that brings together healthcare leaders in performance improvement, clinical analytics, business intelligence and IT, is pleased to announce its newest member, Aspirus in Wausau, Wis. For full story click here.
This coming April, pioneers from all over Europe, Canada and the United States will convene in Brussels to learn, share and connect on how to transform healthcare. Click here for more information. Preliminary agenda.
ACHE announces the winner of the 2014 Dean Conley Award is John Toussaint, MD, for his article “A Management, Leadership and Board Road Map to Transforming Care for Patients,” published in the Spring 2013 issue of Frontiers of Health Services Management. Read press release here.
MemorialCare in Fountain Valley, CA and Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, CO are the newest members of the Clinical Business Intelligence Network. Read about the network’s groundbreaking work – 20131101 MemorialCare-Boulder Release_FINAL-Web
Can snow throwers improve health quality? They did at ThedaCare. To download the article that Len Berry and I wrote, click here – Trustee Magazine.Leadership Lessons from Lean.2013
Dr. John Toussaint is interviewed via webcast by The Post Crescent regarding healthcare reform, the Affordable Care Act, and current experiments in the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, Wisconsin Health Information Organization, and Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality. To view the webcast, click here
The Kaiser Family Foundation provides a summary of the Affordable Care Act, and changes made to the law by subsequent legislation. This paper focuses on provisions to expand coverage, control health care costs, and improve health care delivery system. To view the article, click here – Kaiser ACA Summary
A time.com article by Rick Wartzman highlights the power of lean healthcare as a way to fundamentally improve the industry, and positions the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value as an important conduit to spread that learning. To view the article, please click here
Arnold Milstein, Steve Shortell and John Toussaint discuss the findings of the first year of the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model. To download the article, please click here
A pioneer in applying lean methodology in healthcare, ThedaCare is redefining the patient experience though a collaborative care system. Results to date show that the inpatient-care model is succeeding in improving safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. To download the article, please click here
