This article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel identifies the pain individual employees are feeling in family budgets due to burgeoning health costs. Read More

Today CMS announced a series of grants for "innovators". One of the Healthcare Value Network members received a grant. Read More

Check out my interview with Mark Graban on his Lean Blog. Listen as we discuss my new book, Potent Medicine, which describes what’s working in Wisconsin and around the country. Read More

Learn directly from pioneering healthcare executives and leaders from the Healthcare Value Network. These leaders will share their knowledge about how to move from the random application of tools to a sustainable lean healthcare model, connecting the entire system of care. View Details

Registration is now open for the June 20, 2012 Partnership for Healthcare Payment Reform (PHPR) Summit. Co-sponsored by the Partnership for Healthcare Payment Reform, the Wisconsin Health Information Organization, and the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, the Summit will provide valuable information on trends in healthcare payment reform nationally, as well as showcase key insights and lessons learned from a wide variety of payment reform projects in Wisconsin. Featured speakers include Valinda Rutledge with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Francois de Brantes with the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute, and Wisconsin Medicaid Director Brett Davis. A detailed agenda and logistical information regarding the Summit can also be found at the registration link below. For questions about the Summit contact: Sherry Collins, WHA P: 608-274-1820 E: scollins@wha.org View Details

This day–long presentation focuses on the point in the lean journey when systematic management is needed to sustain results and create momentum around continuous improvement. Additional dates in 2012 include July 11, July 25, August 8, and August 29. View Details