The concept of an Ambulatory Intensive Care Unit (A-ICU) developed because in most companies a small number of employees are responsible for a majority of the healthcare costs. The 80/20 rule says that 20% of the employees drive 80% of the cost. These employees generally are people with chronic diseases such as coronary artery disease […]
Carol Inc. is a company led by executives who have heavily influenced the consumer directed healthcare market. CEO Tony Miller formerly was the leader of Definity, which was the first consumer directed health plan product company founded in Minneapolis in 1997. This company started the market moving in the direction of more employee decision-making and […]
A radically different management system is required to deliver and sustain improvement Sustainable improvement results require moving away from a project mentality for improvement to a system transformation which builds a continuous improvement culture. Most every organization can improve something if it focuses enough resources on it. On the other hand, developing a management process […]
https://createvalue.org/case_studies/lean-management-system/
ThedaCare’s Collaborative Care Units Missing from most healthcare organizations is a well defined methodology that the entire organization can utilize to solve problems, continuously improve processes and sustain results. In 2003 ThedaCare embarked on the journey to deeply understanding the principles and practices of the Toyota Production system otherwise known as lean. After several years […]
The problem we are trying to solve with payment reform is that our present payment design rewards volume and subspecialty intervention. What does “volume” mean? This is the case of more procedures, hospitalizations and office visits leading to more revenue with no consideration as to whether these interventions were necessary or not. The same is […]
https://createvalue.org/case_studies/payment-reform-in-wisconsin/
Thanks for registering your DVD. We look forward to having you as part of an active community related to our learning materials. Documents Download files that are shared to help you apply the lessons learned within your organization. View Documents FAQs Submit questions to info@createvalue.org. Selected questions will receive a post here on […]
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 […]
Permission to use, copy, and distribute documents delivered from this Worldwide Web server and related graphics is hereby granted, provided that the following disclaimer notice appear in all copies, and that both the disclaimer notice and this permission notice appear. All other rights reserved. The name of Catalysis may not be used in advertising or publicity […]
BACK TO STORE United States Customers Order Online: Order from our secure website 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Order by Phone: Call (920) 659-7500 between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. (CT) Monday-Friday. Customer Service Inquiries: If you have questions about our products, placing an order, or the status of your […]
The Catalysis Online Privacy & Security Policy Catalysis is focused on maintaining a relationship with you that is built on trust. This trust is built, in part, on our commitment to respect your privacy and confidentiality. This policy applies to data collection and usage on createvalue.org 1. Collection and Use of Information by Catalysis. Our web server […]
