The Lean Post – The Lean Enterprise Institute, sharing how the world is making things better through lean. Lean Blog – Blog by Mark Graban, written about Lean in hospitals, business, and our world. The Health Care Blog – A blog about “everything you wanted to know about health care, but were afraid to […]
Recently, I was skimming through travel websites in search of the most scenic route to take from my home town in northeast Wisconsin to a location in southern Indiana where our bi-annual family reunion will be held next month. We have made this trip a number of times and are ready to look out the […]
Innovative Leaders and Pioneers “It is no longer the question of why we need change in healthcare, it is how to change,” stated Helen Zak, president and COO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value in her opening remarks at the Fifth Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit held June 4-5, 2014 in Los Angeles. Hosted […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/fifth-annual-lean-healthcare-transformation-summit-highlights/
This is the first in a series of blog posts where we will discuss our current thinking on each of the principles that work together as a system to guide the thinking and actions behind better healthcare. The focus of this post is to explain what we mean by “guiding principles for excellence in healthcare.” […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/guiding-principles-for-excellent-healthcare/
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to observe and capture video of the Seattle Children’s Hospital’s surgical department’s patient flow. Beginning at the hospital’s entrance, the Surgery Center’s system is designed to lead the patient through the process step-by-step, from start to finish. A surgical nurse commented, “Because everything flows in one direction, it […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/a-well-designed-hospital-can-make-it-much-better-for-young-patients/
By Marta Karlov, Education Director, ThedaCare Center for HealthCare Value From the flurry of activity in the lean healthcare world, one would conclude that the adaptation of lean methods is commonplace in healthcare. New consulting organizations are born every day, major universities are offering degree programs, experienced healthcare systems are opening their doors to visitors, and […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/the-missing-link-of-lean-in-healthcare/
By: Julie Bartels and Mike Stoecklein At the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, we see our mission as transformation of the healthcare system to assure the delivery of consistent, high quality care, and better outcomes for patients. We envision achieving this transformation in collaboration with patients and leaders in the provider, employer, insurer, and government […]
Harold Miller provides great insights as to how Congress should think about paying for the SGR fix. “A bipartisan, bicameral bill was announced earlier this month as the result of a joint effort by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, and Senate Finance Committee to repeal and replace the […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/how-should-congress-pay-for-the-sgr-fix-bill/
On Thursday, three committees of Congress agreed on language that would permanently fix the flawed SGR bill. The bill has sweeping changes associated with it including moving physician payment away from fee-for-sevice to “alternative payment models” such as Accountable Care Organizations and Medical Homes. It also suggests a pay-for-value instead of volume program, although the […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/medicare-data-release-to-providers-is-part-of-bipartisan-sgr-fix-bill/
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