Chris Taylor leads TIBCO Software’s Nimbus Americas Consulting practice and writes the blog SucessfulWorkplace.com. He shares examples of big wins in healthcare reform by ThedaCare and Intermountain Health Care. Highlights work of ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. To download the article, click here
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/the-health-care-reform-that-cant-be-stopped/
Change isn’t hard because people are difficult. It’s hard because we’re wired to resist it. And when culture doesn’t keep pace, even the best strategies can stall. For change to actually take hold, not just get announced, parts of the culture may need to shift. That includes how things get done, what gets rewarded, and […]
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Joell Teal is a dynamic executive leader and senior consultant with over 20 years of experience shaking up the status quo in complex organizations. She brings purpose, heart and strategy to drive real transformation — blending people-centered leadership with process improvement to deliver results that last. Joell is all about creating spaces where collaboration, creativity, […]
Dr. Roe has an extensive background as a senior leader at the hospital and health system level, and deep experience in organizational transformation. Driven by a passion for patient safety and quality, he served as a senior leader for 12 years at St. Boniface Hospital, a tertiary care academic health center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. […]
We are pleased to announce that Catalysis will be welcoming a new CEO. For the past 17 years, Catalysis has been a guiding force in lean leadership. Among its foremost thought leaders has been Kim Barnas, who stepped down as CEO in November 2023 due to health reasons. We are pleased to share that […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/exciting-news-catalysis/
Look how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” – Anne Frank As healthcare institutions continue to increase activity around providers exiting the industry, unionization, and strikes, workplace engagement and well-being have become a key focus as healthcare institutions still try to recover from the drastic changes that COVID-19 required of healthcare […]
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Written by: Amy Mervak and Mike Radtke “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” – Wayne W. Dyer Change can be hard. This isn’t necessarily a revelation, but instead a painful reality for many of us. We make New Year’s resolutions that we don’t keep, we have health […]
Whether we aim to be a “Lean” hospital or have a culture of safety (or, ideally, both), this level of excellence is built upon a culture of continuous improvement. As Greg Jacobson, MD, an emergency medicine physician, and CEO of KaiNexus says: “We cannot have a culture of continuous improvement without a culture of learning […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/problem-solving-psychological-safety/
This is the third blog in a four-part series focused on sustaining lean transformation in healthcare organizations. To read the previous blog posts in the series, please follow the links below: Blog #1 Establishing and Sustaining a Lean Management System Blog #2 Maintaining Forward Movement The critical step for any leader interested in Lean is […]
Guest blog post from Jeremiah Hargrave – Director, Quality and Organizational Improvement at Torrance Memorial Medical Center Weapon: a thing designed or used to inflict harm or damage, a means of gaining an advantage or defending oneself in a conflict or contest. Would you categorize your PI tools as weapons? I definitely would. We use […]
