… TO TRANSFORM HABITS AND BEHAVIORS OF HEALTHCARE LEADERS Appleton, Wis. (Aug. 12, 2015) – The ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value is hosting a multi-day, multi-workshop Lean Leadership Series at Martin Medical Center in Stuart, Florida, Oct. 13-16, designed to develop healthcare professionals into lean leaders who drive higher value in their organizations. “This is a […]
John Toussaint, MD shares his thoughts on this topic at the Huffington Post: On July 16th 2015, Robert McDonald, Secretary of the VA released this memorandum to the VA: “To better serve our customers, the VA must synchronize and better leverage our performance improvement efforts. Improved service to our nation’s veterans requires a cultural of […]
By Angela Brubacher, ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value “None of us are reliable, yet.” These were the opening remarks of the Center’s John Toussaint, MD at the 6th Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit held in Dallas, TX last month. His statement was both a challenge and an encouragement to over 650 people gathered to […]
Dr. Toussaint spent time talking with Mark Graban about how the new transformation model is successfully changing healthcare. You can listen to this new podcast at LeanBlog.org
Longtime friend of the Center, Dr. Jack Billi (University of Michigan Health System), has taken the time to show us how improvement work can be easy and straightforward. In this short six-minute video, he demonstrates how he achieved 100% compliance with hand washing–an important process for all healthcare professionals. Using the scientific method, he hypothesized, trialed, […]
Appleton, Wis. (June 9, 2015) — The ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value is excited to release Management on the Mend: The Healthcare Executive Guide to System Transformation, by renowned healthcare leader and Center CEO John Toussaint, MD. The book is Dr. Toussaint’s third and is published by the Center, an education institute for healthcare leaders […]
The ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value will hold two workshops to give organizations a unique opportunity to learn and practice lean management tools over a four day span: A3 Thinking, July 13-14, and Reduce Your Unplanned Hospital Readmissions, July 15-16. Attendees can first learn and practice the scientific method for daily problem solving in A3 […]
Beyond Heroes: A Lean Management System for Healthcare, the most recent book from the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, has earned the prestigious Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award. The award is given annually by The Shingo Institute, a not-for-profit organization that is part of Utah State University. The award recognizes the book’s contribution to […]
No healthcare transformation can succeed without a system-wide approach to change. In this article, Dr. John Toussaint, offers his take on the issue, providing a guide for healthcare executives. Read full article at Planet Lean: http://bit.ly/1H3u1Xj
