Brad Power October 18, 2012 | 11:00 AM ET If you’ve had a bad experience with an operational improvement effort (like Six Sigma or Business Reengineering), or if you haven’t given it much attention lately, you should take a fresh look. Continue reading below… To read the article, click here
This study outlines how ThedaCare utilized the Toyota Production System to redesign inpatient care and the results that the organization achieved. To read the article, click here
Wisconsin’s ThedaCare embraced Toyota’s lean manufacturing techniques back in 2007 and has since seen impressive results in better quality and patient satisfaction and lower costs and length of stay, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). To read the article, click here
To read John Toussaint’s opinion about IOM’s September article. click here – Toussaint Letter in Modern Healthcare Mag Oct 1, 2012
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Dr. Toussaint, CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, responds to misinterpretation of lean work. To read his response, click here
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
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.
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 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
