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Dr. Toussaint has studied 115 healthcare organizations in 11 countries, examining them from the boardroom to the patient bedside. This article provides a roadmap for management by process which addresses the lack of standards that could reliably produce zero-defect care for patients.
Frontiers of Health Services ManagementDr. Toussaint has studied 115 healthcare organizations in 11 countries, examining them from the boardroom to the patient bedside. This article provides a roadmap for management by process, which provides a set of standards which could reliably produce zero-defect care for patients.
Frontiers of Health Services ManagementAn urgent need in American health care is improving quality and efficiency while controlling costs. One promising management approach Lean. The goal of this article is to provide a template for health care leaders to use in considering the implementation of Lean.
Mayo Clinic ProceedingsFor CEOs of health care organizations, patient-centered care is becoming a business imperative, with payments tied to performance on measures of patient satisfaction and engagement. Eleven executives show that patient-engaged care can be delivered in ways that improve quality and reduce costs.
Health AffairsBeckers Hospital Review has named Dr. John Toussaint as one of their 50 Experts Leading the Field of Patient Safety, which includes individuals at national organizations, universities and healthcare organizations working to improve patient safety.
Becker's Hospital ReviewPatient Safety the focus of the weekend edition insert of
USA TodayKathryn Correia was named CEO of HealthEast in 2012. She has spent years honing her lean thinking skills preparing for this challenge. The following article outlines her strategy to transform HealthEast to a culture of lean thinking. (Reprinted with permission from Enterprise Minnesota.)
Enterprise MinnesotaJohn S. Toussaint, MD, has earned his second prestigious Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award for his book, Potent Medicine: The Collaborative Cure for Healthcare. The Shingo Prize recognizes a book's contribution to operational excellence.
ThedaCare Center for HealthcareValueDr. Toussaint discusses the impact of lean on the industry and which strategies CEOs should pursue
Health Affairs & Frontiers in Health Services ManagementBy reading both books, you will learn how lean thinking is revolutionizing healthcare delivery but also about the collaborative experiments being done with payment and transparency. This book package is a call to action for healthcare leaders and is available through the Center.
ThedaCare Center for HealthcareValueA new clinical business intelligence network (CBIN) has formed with the mission to learn, share and connect on the critical process of integrating business intelligence with healthcare enterprise strategy.
Press Release - ThedaCare Center for Healthcare ValueWritten by Michael Martyn and Bryan Crowell, this Shingo Prize winning book is an easy way to teach visual management, daily kaizen and follow up. The foreword was written by Alan Gleghorn, CEO, Christie Clinic, and the book contains examples of visual management in healthcare organizations.
Own The Gap, Building a Team-Based Daily Kaizen CultureIn John Torinus's latest blog, he discusses the impact of lean in manufacturing and how other sectors are utilizing lean practices. John shares how lean is transforming healthcare and can be applied to any process.
Johntorinus.com - Straight Talk from the HeartlandFor CEOs of health care organizations, patient-centered care is becoming a business imperative, with payments tied to performance on measures of patient satisfaction and engagement. Eleven executives show that patient-engaged care can be delivered in ways that improve quality and reduce costs.
Health AffairsAn urgent need in American health care is improving quality and efficiency while controlling costs. One promising management approach Lean. The goal of this article is to provide a template for health care leaders to use in considering the implementation of Lean.
Mayo Clinic ProceedingsThe January issue of Consumer Reports lists ThedaCare Physicians and Marshfield Clinic as having received the highest overall scores among 19 participating medical groups in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality provided the performance information for the article.
The Appleton Post-CrescentDr. Dean Gruner discusses the urgent need for Medicare to change from its current state of
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