March is my “anniversary month” at the ThedaCare Center For Healthcare Value. I officially started (as a volunteer) this month in 2010 – five years ago. As we prepare for our 6th Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in June , I would like to share some observations and personal reflections from the past five years. […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/transformation-begins-with-the-individual/
Nothing like a serious illness to a love one that requires daily visits to a hospital to provide a front seat view of the current state of our healthcare system. My 85-year old mother was going through CRT (combined chemotherapy and radiation treatment) for cancer. At the cancer treatment center, Monday was “infusion day.” Infusion […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/observations-from-a-front-seat-at-a-healthcare-organization/
Lean Principles and Peer-to-Peer Learning Improve Patient Value Throughout 2014, members of the Healthcare Value Network (HVN) released results of their healthcare improvement efforts. That commitment to transparency now continues into the first quarter of 2015 with the HVN’s latest batch of results on the power of lean principles to drive improvement in care […]
The current way healthcare services are delivered in this country is, at its core, the opposite of lean. Those of us working in the industry need to do much more to become truly patient-centered, or lean, as stated in so many of our mission statements. To elaborate this point, I will focus on “flow and […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/dont-get-sick-on-the-weekend-why-lean-is-difficult-in-healthcare/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: Nicole Singer nsinger@blmpr.com (414) 270-3000, ext. 231 Appleton, Wis. (Nov. 12, 2014) — Members of the Healthcare Value Network (HVN) released results of their latest healthcare improvement efforts in May and again in July, and now are continuing that commitment to transparency with their latest quarterly results on […]
I just went to the doctor’s office for my annual physical. In my market, I have to schedule this appointment a year in advance, and there are no automatic reminders. So when a year rolls around, there is always some sort of scheduling conflict that makes me have to reschedule. This time, when I called […]
When I mention healthcare payment reform these days, I get one of two, maybe three responses. One is someone’s eyes light up. They’re fired up – this is a passionate topic for some folks. They can’t wait to tell me what’s wrong with our system and what ought to be done. More of the time, […]
https://createvalue.org/blog/payment-reform-and-why-you-should-care/
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/
