Catalysis Healthcare Value Network member, New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC), serves as a hub for seven counties in North Carolina. The system consists of two hospitals and thirty-six physician practices. In 2018 Forbes named NHRMC one of the top employers in America -an honor that their CEO, John Gizdic, attributes to the engagement of […]
Many healthcare executives are interested in building innovation capability in their organizations. Oftentimes this interest manifests as a stated objective in the enterprise strategic plan to “do innovation” and some lucky (or unlucky) soul is pulled aside and asked to add the initiative to their existing, long list of responsibilities. They end up stuck with […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/key-breakthrough-results-innovation-address-whole-care-model/
When I’m speaking with central improvement office teams about Patient-Centered Strategy: A Learning System for Better Care I’m often asked, “This makes so much sense to me, but how do I get the senior leadership team to do this?” This captures a common frustration among improvement professionals Many tell me things like “my senior leaders […]
Earn CE credits while developing new skills. EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES Martin’s Point Health Care was an early adopter of lean concepts in healthcare, and its use of lean has progressively matured since 2010. As the organization progressed on their continuous improvement journey they realized that a critical component for culture change was […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/newsletter-leadership-behaviors-key-cultural-change/
Catalysis Healthcare Value Network member, Cleveland Clinic, has been on an improvement journey since 2006. In 2013, the organization began to shift their vision to create a culture in which every caregiver is capable, empowered and expected to make improvements every day Their journey of learning has shifted to a model that is […]
EDUCATION EVENTS STORE NETWORKS RESOURCES The 9th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Chicago, IL was a great success. We enjoyed learning, sharing, and connecting with healthcare leaders from around the world. Here are a few key learnings from the week: The executive team should be the coaches and teach new leaders. The hardest […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/newsletter-no-one-likes-change-like-improve/
In Patient-Centered Strategy, Jeff Hunter, a leading healthcare strategic planner for more than 40 years, describes a powerful new system for strategy formulation—one that derives value from an in depth understanding of patients’ needs, and unites senior leaders with frontline caregivers in the creative process.
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I had the opportunity to attend a recent meeting at the Cleveland Clinic sponsored by the Catalysis Healthcare Value Network. This was my second exposure to the continuous improvement work at Cleveland Clinic, the first being a session focused on the process improvement in their finance department, two years ago. A lot has changed in […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/culture-of-improvement-at-cleveland-clinic/
Are your managers and frontline teams feeling overwhelmed while they try to balance their daily work of taking care of patients with initiatives coming down from senior leadership? Is your organization meeting its stated goals? During challenging times, it is tempting to attempt to multiply organization-wide efforts. However, attempting to accomplish too much at once […]
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Is improvement part of your DNA? How do you help your leaders transform the way they lead? Changing leaders’ behavior is hard. It takes practice and a good coach. At Catalysis we promote the concept that ideal behaviors for enterprise excellence are derived from the principles first codified by the Shingo Institute. And we have […]
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