Podcast #288 – Dean Gruner, MD on ACOs and Healthcare Reform
Joining me again for Episode #288 is Dean Gruner, MD, the recently retired CEO of ThedaCare, a health system in…
Podcast #286 – Dean Gruner, MD on ThedaCare’s #Lean Journey
My guest for Episode #286 is Dean Gruner, MD, the recently retired CEO of ThedaCare, a health system in Wisconsin…
ThedaCare CEO Dean Gruner to Retire; What’s Next for ThedaCare?
A few weeks ago, I saw this announcement about Dean Gruner, MD, the second CEO to lead ThedaCare during their…
What Does ThedaCare CEO Dean Gruner, MD Say About Safety?
For today's "Throwback Thursday," I recently re-watched parts of a DVD I helped produce a few years back for the…
Podcast #144 – Dr. Dean Gruner, Lean & ACOs at ThedaCare
Episode #144 is a discussion with Dean Gruner, MD, the president & CEO of ThedaCare, talking about Accountable…
Podcast #119 – Dr. Dean Gruner, Strategy Deployment at ThedaCare
Produced in partnership with the Healthcare Value Network, episode #119 is a discussion with Dean Gruner, MD, the…
This Organization Chose Not to “Deploy #Lean” Because a Leader Thought…
I posted an article on LinkedIn last week as a companion article and summary of my podcast with Dean Gruner, MD,…
What’s Going on with Lean at ThedaCare?
I’ve heard a lot of rumblings recently about what might be happening at ThedaCare, a health system in Wisconsin…
#Lean Can Be Very Fragile, Especially With Executive Changes In manufacturing or…
Lean can be very fragile. History shows that Lean can fall apart even in an organization that is years into a "Lean…
Easier, Better, Faster, Cheaper… What’s Missing There?
What if "easier" is less safe? Great question. It begs the question of why Safer isn't first in Shingo's list? Is…
Sad Bloomberg BusinessWeek Article on Auto Supplier Safety, Thoughts for…
A few of you sent me this article... and you were correct to think I would be interested: "Inside Alabama's Auto…
Podcast #267 – Steve Shortell on #Lean Healthcare Research
Joining me for Episode #267 is Stephen M. Shortell PhD, MPH, MBA. He is Blue Cross of California…
Strategy Deployment as a Series of Hypotheses or Predictions (Part 2)
Here is the EXTREMELY belated Part 2 of my post, started in January 2015 with Part 1, on Strategy Deployment (SD)…
Why Would a New Healthcare CEO Kill a Lean Program?
Back in September 2015, I wrote a post ("Learning to be Lean" - An Inside Look at a Rapid Improvement Event") that…
An Experiment That Works in Healthcare: Pioneer ACOs
You might be considered "wonky" for enjoying the topics discussed here at LeanBlog.org... but that's fine. This is…
“Safety is always our top priority” – From lip service to daily…
It's really easy to make statements like "patient safety is our top priority." That same statement can be applied…
Strategy Deployment as a Series of Hypotheses or Predictions (Part 1)
Note: I'm actually doing TWO free webinars on January 27. One is for Becker's Hospital Review, sponsored by…
Teaching Up in the Organization?
People often talk about the need for senior leadership support for Lean. If we're going to really transform our…