Lee Health, Ft Myers, Florida Lean Healthcare Transformation – Start to Finish Line Lee Health got its start in 1916 when a group of community leaders, with $300 and a pile of donated lumber, built the first hospital in Fort Myers, Florida. Today, Lee Health consists of four acute care hospitals and two specialty […]
Physicians are finding new ways to analyze their work, reduce wasted time and effort, and improve productivity while improving the quality of care. As healthcare organizations explore and embrace scientific problem solving by all clinicians and staff, it is critically important to engage physicians in this process. Lean offers physicians a means to remove non-value […]
We are pleased to now offer “Andy & Me and the Hospital: Further Adventures on the Lean Journey,” in the Catalysis bookstore. The book, by Pascal Dennis, follows Tom Pappas’s relationship with Andy Saito, a retired Toyota guru. Pappas and Saito are asked to use their skills to help a major New York City hospital avoid […]
In this article in Canadian Government Executive, Jacob Stoller outlines how focusing on True North is guiding organizations such as St. Mary’s General Hospital, where CEO Don Shilton’s mission is a “comprehensive lean transformation.” Read the full article here, beginning on page 8 of the magazine.
Checking the process and outcomes boxes only goes so far. To improve health care quality in a sustainable way, some experts argue, it’s vital to look at the structure of care delivery. by Thomas Reinke in Managed Care, January 2017 In this article, Dr. John Toussaint also shares his viewpoint on the fundamental change required in the structure of […]
By John S. Toussaint, MD, and Montgomery “Monk” Elmer, MD The spread of “best practices” is important in today’s rapidly evolving health care landscape where quality and outcomes matter more than ever. However, spread can be incredibly difficult to achieve. One of us (Dr. Toussaint) has visited and observed 174 health care systems in 17 countries. Almost every one of these […]
Based in Salem, Oregon, Salem Health is the premier health care provider for Oregon’s Willamette Valley serving patients in Marion, Polk, Benton, Lincoln and Yamhill counties. Salem Health facilities include the main campus in Salem, Salem Health West Valley in Dallas and seven Salem Health clinics. The not-for-profit organization has provided pioneering medicine since 1896. […]
Located in the heart of Kitchener, Ontario, St. Mary’s General Hospital is the second-largest acute care hospital in the St. Joseph’s Health System. Since 1924, the organization has been a cornerstone in the community, providing patient-centered care. Today its team of 2,000 physicians, professionals and volunteers serve a population of more than 700,000 people. A […]
Lean Healthcare in Tanzania: Meeting demand for high quality, affordable eye care Summary In a country of 47.5 million people, it is estimated that 3.5 million Tanzanians live with a disability. There are lasting, severe consequences to delayed treatment of physical impairments, including malnutrition for people with cleft lip/palate, painful mobility for […]
From Planet Lean comes a case study on how an improvement program of the British national healthcare system inspired a Belgian hospital to launch an organization-wide lean transformation with the active support of the HR and nursing departments. Read the full case study here.
