Our take on the latest news and innovations related to healthcare transformation.
The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality(WCHQ) just released performance data on all the clinics in the state that report. This groundbreaking report includes every patient seen in each clinic across much of the state.
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John S. Toussaint, MD, has earned his second prestigious Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award for his book, Potent Medicine: The Collaborative Cure for Healthcare.
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Steven Bollinger shares his thoughts on turning the traditional organizational chart upside down.
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The Wisconsin Health Information Organization(WHIO) provides data on 4.3 million Wisconsin residents.In the recent Commonwealth article (see link below) WHIO CEO, Jo Musser, provides insight into what is working and what isn't with the nation's most robust all payer claims data base.
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Julie Bartels shares her thoughts on IT's evolution and its role in the lean journey.
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I am looking forward to our Lean Summit in Orlando in June. Here's a snapshot of what you can expect at the Summit.
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Len Berry co-author of "Management Lessons from the Mayo Clinic" tells about his experience of being embedded at ThedaCare for a month.
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Mike Stoecklein shares his thoughts on the personal attributes of those engaged in the transformation of healthcare management.
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In a study of over 600 cardiac centers Oregon Health Science researchers found fewer acute heart attack deaths in cardiac units where managers practiced the core management principles of lean.
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HCI3 has just released an evaluation of cost transparency across all 50 states. Minnesota and Wisconsin as well as Colorado, Maine and Massachusetts get high marks compared to the rest of the country.
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