Managing vision and purpose with strategic agility has never been more important for healthcare leaders in a turbulent and transforming industry. We know that our old mental models and systems for strategic planning are insufficient; yet in our early attempts to translate the lean-based system of hoshin planning into strategy deployment, the essence of strategy […]
Learn how an academic medical center is making the shift to a culture of continuous improvement. Cleveland Clinic is making the shift to engage 52,000 caregivers in a culture of continuous improvement on their journey to deliver safer, more efficient, and more compassionate care. Their goal is to achieve a culture in which every caregiver […]
Date: December 18, 2017 Time: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Central Time Recent updates to the MACRA/MIPS rules provide an opportunity to improve scores based upon quality improvement. Join us in this webinar as Mindy Hangsleben shares information on how Lean initiatives can be used to maximize reimbursement through MACRA/MIPS. Learning objectives: Understand the recent […]
CEO at Catalysis, Dr John Toussaint, talks about the move towards value-based care and the defining traits of an effective healthcare leader. In the lead up to the Lean Healthcare Summit 2017: Empowering Healthcare Professionals Through Continuous Improvement taking place in Johannesburg on 7th September, keynote speaker and CEO at Catalysis (formerly ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value), Dr John Toussaint, talks about the move […]
Learn, Share and Connect at Its Best! Each year the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit offers attendees a chance to share their lean successes and challenges with each other – and learn about new trends that may help them succeed on their journey. The 2017 Summit wrapped up on June 8 and provided hours of fruitful […]
We are pleased to now offer “Andy & Me and the Hospital: Further Adventures on the Lean Journey,” in the Catalysis bookstore. The book, by Pascal Dennis, follows Tom Pappas’s relationship with Andy Saito, a retired Toyota guru. Pappas and Saito are asked to use their skills to help a major New York City hospital avoid […]
“The current state of healthcare needs a lot of work,” said John Toussaint, MD, Center CEO and CEO emeritus of ThedaCare. “The debate over whether the nation has a sustainable healthcare system is over. Decades of rising costs and poor quality proved it does not.” Read more: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/04/prweb13307757.htm
The ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value is hosting its second Lean Leadership Series at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital on April 5-7. The series is a multi-day, multi-workshop event designed to teach leaders how to practice new behaviors and create new habits. The workshops cover a broad range of topics, including coaching skills, the scientific […]
By Angela Brubacher, ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value “None of us are reliable, yet.” These were the opening remarks of the Center’s John Toussaint, MD at the 6th Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit held in Dallas, TX last month. His statement was both a challenge and an encouragement to over 650 people gathered to […]
No healthcare transformation can succeed without a system-wide approach to change. In this article, Dr. John Toussaint, offers his take on the issue, providing a guide for healthcare executives. Read full article at Planet Lean: http://bit.ly/1H3u1Xj
