Can you compare your organization’s performance to that of your peers? What does best practice look like? How much variation exists and where does your organization sit on the list? Comparative quality transparency in Wisconsin has resulted in real improvement in patient care. This is the outcome of a simple chain reaction: providers see how […]
Can snow throwers improve health quality? They did at ThedaCare. To download the article that Len Berry and I wrote, click here – Trustee Magazine.Leadership Lessons from Lean.2013
Helen Zak, President of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, discusses key takeaways from the PHPR Summit. Read more to learn about payment experiments happening at healthcare organizations in the state of Wisconsin. Last month, I participated in the first annual PHBR Summit, along with more than 150 other leaders in Milwaukee. We spent the day sharing […]
Mary Brainerd, of HealthPartners, the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit healthcare organization in the nation, and Patricia Smith, of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, talk about how their organizations are working together to help others make the change from volume to value. Summary: Being a patient can make people feel vulnerable, and that feeling is only […]
Bellin and ThedaCare team up for Medicare pilot program aimed at better patient care. Follow this link to read the INSIGHT article: http://www.insightonbusiness.com/5478/health-insurance-%e2%80%93-experimenting-with-success-%e2%80%93-bellin-thedacare-team-up-for-medicare-pilot-program-aimed-at-better-patient-care/
A video from the Khan Academy that explains the current payment system in healthcare. I found this video helpful in explaining the current state of reimbursement in healthcare. Thought I’d share with others who may appreciate the info. Steph Van Vreede Systems Manager
Healthcare thought leaders, including providers, payers and consultants, gathered in Appleton on April 29 and 30 to explore how they might accelerate progress in payment reform. On April 29 and 30, healthcare thought leaders from Maine to California gathered in Appleton to explore how they might accelerate progress in payment reform. Participants included providers, payers […]
We sit down with HCI3’s Francois de Brantes, one of the keynotes for June’s Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, to talk about his take on Medicare payment reform. His answers below are adapted from thoughts he shared in his organization’s newsletter at the start of the New Year. What grade would you give CMMI‘s payment reform […]
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Kaizen encourages low-impact improvements that can have a big payoff for healthcare providers. To read the article, click here
