Visual management helps to support culture transformation by turning data into information that can help tell the story about the business. In her book, Beyond Heroes, Kim Barnas acknowledges that the idea of publicly displaying defects is hard for some healthcare leaders to accept but also explains that, “patients and family know our faults and […]
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Ryan Haley, Senior Director of Ambulatory Services at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center was instrumental in developing and establishing the mass vaccination facility in Columbus, Ohio. Specifically, they set up in the Schottenstein Center, a 20,000 seat arena in Columbus. An important part of operating effectively […]
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Making processes and data visual is a powerful way to communicate and give everyone in an organization the ability to see together what is going on so they can make decisions and continuously improve. During one of our CHVN member sharing sessions, Children’s Mercy Hospital discussed the work they have done to improve OR on-time […]
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We have all heard the saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” That is the best way to sum up visual management. The purpose is to make it easy to access and understand performance. In Creating a Lean Culture, David Mann compares visual management to the transmission of an automobile. The transmission is vital […]
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How does the executive team of your organization manage performance to key performance indicator targets? How do they create alignment around major decisions for the organization? Visual management and senior leader standard work are fundamental for the continuous study and adjustment of True North results and strategic plans. Making results and plans visual allows teams […]
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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 […]
There is an old adage – How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. The same principle can be applied when it comes to thinking about spreading Daily Management. Daily Management is many things. It is a framework to align and organize daily work to achieve strategic goals and address operational needs. […]
Many organizations have been on a lean journey for years, accumulating learning and experience along the way, with good pockets of improvements. They create value streams that seem to achieve good results only to see them fade over time, management systems that are implemented, but lack true engagement from everyone in the organization. We have […]
Meghann Brock, MBA, LSSBB, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Santa Rosa, California, one of our Catalysis Healthcare Value Network members, shares below about their implementation of an Executive Management System. Effective leadership is crucial for the success of any organization. Leaders must not only be skilled in deciding which systems to […]
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Shelcy Kamrud, Lean Process Improvement Manager, Mount Sinai Morningside The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic swept through New York City in March of 2020. At Mount Sinai Morningside, teams across the hospital were also in the beginning stages of implementing both communication and improvement huddles by utilizing large dry erase boards in their departments. […]
