Kim Johnson and Todd Molefenter, deputy directors at NIATx, explain how creating provider-payer partnerships can improve addiction treatment. Organization Overview Founded in 2003, NIATx works with behavioral health and human services organizations across the country to improve the quality of services delivered by implementing a simple process improvement method. NIATx is part of the University […]
We highlighted the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation in our recent Mayo Proceedings article about “The Promise of Lean in Healthcare.” Now, HCC is taking steps toward greater payment reform as well. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation is continuing the type of improvement work we discussed in “The Promise of Lean […]
An urgent need in American health care is improving quality and efficiency while controlling costs. One promising management approach Lean. The goal of this article is to provide a template for health care leaders to use in considering the implementation of Lean. The Promise of Lean in Healthcare Article
The January issue of Consumer Reports lists ThedaCare Physicians and Marshfield Clinic as having received the highest overall scores among 19 participating medical groups in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality provided the performance information for the article. To download the article, click here – WCHQ-Consumer-Reports
Karen Timberlake, director of the Partnership for Healthcare Payment Reform (PHPR) in Wisconsin, describes lessons learned during bundled payment experiments in 2012. Bundled payment for total knee replacement in the commercially insured population is up and running in three locations in Wisconsin. These organizations, along with three payer partners, are participating through the Wisconsin Partnership […]
Dr. Ralph F. Kalies, founder of BidRx, explains how changing the traditional business model in the pharmacy industry can help lower costs. Organization Overview: BidRx® creates a competitive electronic marketplace (CEMTM) for medications that allows patients and providers to engage in active, transparent commerce on-line and in real time. The model fosters head-to-head, value-driven competition among […]
But problem solving is a problem at companies accustomed to hiding problems, according to Shook. To read the article, click here
The first round of reports from Colorado’s All Payer Claims Database (APCD) are now available. To read the reports, click here
Michael Richards, Executive Director of External Affairs at Gundersen Lutheran Health System and Brian Vamstad, Legislative Policy Analyst and Coordinator of the Healthcare Quality Coalition discuss the HQC’s work. Organization Overview The Healthcare Quality Coalition (HQC) began in 2009 as an ad-hoc group of healthcare organizations advocating for reform to the healthcare delivery and payment […]
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) has selected John Toussaint, MD, CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, for induction into its Hall of Fame, which recognizes individuals for their extraordinary contributions to the achievement of the AME’s mission. To read the article, click here
