The extremely contagious nature of COVID-19 during certain procedures led a Mercy team to create a new operating “bubble” that allows surgeons to perform an open tracheostomy on the sickest patients without moving them to the operating room. Tracheostomy is high risk for the surgery team because of the aerosolization that occurs when a breathing […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/mercy-creates-bubble-environment-high-risk-surgery/
By Lisa Yerian M.D. and John Toussaint M.D. There is great concern throughout the U.S. that health systems will not be able to meet the demand of the potential exponential growth of critically ill patients with COVID-19. This is playing out in New York where some hospitals have full ICUs and too few ventilators to […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/standardized-management-system-improvement-culture-allow-fast-safe-efficient-response-covid-19/
We are working with organizations in our healthcare community to understand the process and needs for restarting business lines in healthcare organizations as many healthcare organizations are thinking into the future. Here is the most recent guidance and thinking. Update 04-28-20 How much COVID-19 space is necessary? Are the expanded spaces held in reserve or […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/restart-planning-guidance-update/
Paul O’Neill Sr. passed April 18th, 2020. There are a few people in a lifetime that help you define what is important for you. For me that has been my family and a few others. The people I consider the critical few. Paul was one of the critical few.
https://createvalue.org/blog/paul-oneill-important-person-life/
A Vice President of Process Improvement and a Lean Specialist are managing the day-to-day process development, questions fielding, and workflow development for: Workflow and criteria for COVID-19 testing for physicians and providers Database and process for notifying physicians and patients of results Infection control processes and workflows, including PPE standards, education, and electronic mechanism for […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/process-improvement-team-supporting-key-workflows-covid-19-mercy-st-louis/
The CDC has published a PPE Burn Rate Calculator to help healthcare organizations estimate how long the current stock of PPE with last and give an idea of what to order to be prepared for future needs. PPE Burn Rate Calculator
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/personal-protective-equipment-burn-rate-calculator/
Mount Sinai Morningside is a hospital in New York City. They have put a lot of standard work in place while learning on the fly as the surge of COVID-19 patients hits in New York. They would like to share what they have in hopes that it can help other healthcare organizations preparing for the […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/mount-sinai-morningside-new-york-city-shares-standard-work-covid-19-processes/
Over the past several weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged routines in all of our lives and has brought into focus the need for rapid change as we race to re-define and improve how we are delivering health care. At Mount Sinai Morningside (MSM), an urban community hospital in New York City and a member […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/lean-support-covid-19-incident-command-new-york-city-hospital/
Mercy St. Louis shares how their PI Team is helping in this time of crisis. A Vice President of Process Improvement and a Lean Specialist are managing the day-to-day process development, questions fielding, and workflow development for: • Workflow and criteria for COVID-19 testing for physicians and providers • Database and process for notifying physicians […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/process-improvement-teams-can-help-covid-19-crisis/
“Moving at the speed of trust” was the phrase a senior physician leader used during my recent Patient-Centered Strategy workshop. His observation was that senior leadership teams struggle because prioritization and deselection require real choice-making among alternatives. It requires a team to say “not now” to a good idea because the capacity does not exist […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/prioritization-and-deselection-moving-at-the-speed-of-trust/
