IOM has it mostly right
Posted on by John Toussaint
To read John Toussaint’s opinion about IOM’s September article. click here – Toussaint Letter in Modern Healthcare Mag Oct 1, 2012
Category Archives: Delivery
The Cost of Assuming Doctors Know Best
Posted on by CATALYSIS
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Lean Benefits Healthcare Sector
Posted on by CATALYSIS
Dr. Toussaint, CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, responds to misinterpretation of lean work. To read his response, click here
How Can We Keep Hospitals From Killing Us?
Posted on by CATALYSIS
A new generation of doctors and patients is trying to achieve greater transparency in the health-care system, and new technology makes it more achievable than ever before. To read the article, click here
Heart surgery payment initiative aims at health care reform
Posted on by CATALYSIS
The Buffalo News reports that single-fee ‘bundle’ for patient care is one path being explored to reform healthcare. Kaleida Health is working with BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York on a bundled payments system for heart surgery. Click here to read the article.
6 Payment Reforms to Support Accountable Acute Care
Posted on by CATALYSIS
Many of the the cost and quality problems present in the US healthcare system are either shaped or worsened by the way healthcare services are paid for. Below are six payment reforms with the potential to alleviate these issues…. Click here to read the full article.
UL Brings Chinese Hospital Executives to the US to Learn About Lean Healthcare
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UL brought Chinese executives from seven different hospitals to the United States to learn about Lean healthcare. To read the article, click here- US_Lean_Healthcare_ChinaTour_SeptemberRevised1
UL Brings Chinese Hospital Executives to the US to Learn About Lean Healthcare
Posted on by CATALYSIS
UL brought Chinese executives from seven different hospitals to the United States to learn about Lean healthcare. To read the article, click here –
Instituting a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Posted on by CATALYSIS
Kaizen encourages low-impact improvements that can have a big payoff for healthcare providers. To read the article, click here
Medical home pilots spur delivery and payment reform
Posted on by CATALYSIS
Patient-centered medical home models have proven that they reduce hospital admission and emergency room use in recent pilots. WellPoint and other payers were involved in medical home test models in Colorado and New Hampshire that demonstrated not only higher-performing care delivery but an example of payment reform with its incentives for care coordination and improved […]
