Tag: Berwick

Dr. Donald Berwick – Ahead of his Time on Kaizen in...

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I've blogged before about Dr. Donald M. (Don) Berwick, the founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the former administrator of the Centers...

Berwick Steps Down as Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Administrator

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This made news on Wednesday - Dr. Donald M. (Don) Berwick stepped down as CMS Administrator: "Harvard professor Don Berwick resigns as Medicare chief."...

Collected Quality & Cost Results from Healthcare Value Network Members

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I was at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value office a few months ago when Dr. John Toussaint reported that he had gotten a...

Denver Health’s Lean Patient Safety Improvements on PBS’ NewsHour

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On June 30, the PBS NewsHour program did a 7-minute story on healthcare improvement (featuring Lean and Toyota methods) at Denver Health. You can also...

Vote for Real Healthcare Leaders in Modern Healthcare’s “Most 100 Influential”...

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Vote for this year's "Modern Healthcare's Most 100 Influential" list. Click here. Sadly, Dr. John Toussaint is not on the list of nominees. I voted for...

Lean Blog Week in Review #4 – September 26, 2010

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Here is the latest in my "Week in Review" series for the week ending 9/26/10, featuring stories about a Toyota tour, a Don Berwick...

Berwick: Don’t Reduce Helpful Care, Don’t Expect Top-Down Solutions from D.C.

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I was a supporter of Dr. Donald Berwick's nomination to head CMS (Medicare and Medicaid at a federal level) - not due to politics...

Lean Healthcare at Denver Health is Front-Page News

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It's nice to see examples of Lean Healthcare success in the news, this time on the front page of the Denver Post -- "Denver...

Two Extreme Sides to Every Story in Politics *and* Lean??

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This is going to seem like a political rant, but I promise this is mainly a post about Lean and healthcare, or at least...

Highlights from Shingo Prize Conference, Day 1

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I'm here at the Shingo Prize conference for the second year in a row. Lots of good networking and talks/panels. I'll share a few...

Dr. Don Berwick, Supporter of Lean Healthcare, to be New Obama...

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Dr. Donald Berwick (bio), founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has reportedly named by President Obama to head Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...

Dr. Berwick and Lean in Business Week

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Donald Berwick: Curing the Healthcare System - BusinessWeek Good exposure for the applicability and use of Lean concepts in healthcare in BusinessWeek. Dr. Berwick is...