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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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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Mike Stoecklein shares his thoughts in a guest posting at The Deming Institute’s blog.
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Healthcare Value Network members Group Health and Seattle Childrens along with Virginia Mason have been helping the Washington State government adopt lean. The Governor has actually created the lean initiative by executive order and is "all in."
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This editorial in the Washington Post points out the importance of public access to Medicare claims data. There has been a legal injunction to access the data since 1979. It is about time it ends.
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The January edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings includes a lengthy article entitled, "The Promise of Lean Healthcare." The article addresses the urgent need in America's health care system to improve quality and efficiency while controlling costs
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On Tuesday, four Wisconsin Healthcare CEOs addressed hundreds of healthcare leaders at IHI Forum in Orlando, Florida. Three of the CEOs are Center Board Members.
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Mark Graban author of "Lean Hospitals" interviewed John Toussaint regarding the leadership challenges of implementing lean in a complex healthcare organization. Click on the following link to listen.
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The ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value sponsored a visit from world-renowned sensei John Shook on Nov. 7th. John told the people attending Friday report out "people all around the world are looking to you to learn" (in the quest to implement the Toyota Production System in healthcare).
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