Tag: ThedaCare

Report to President Obama Endorses Lean & Systems Engineering in Healthcare

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I recently saw a tweet that referenced a May 2014 that was sent to President Obama and his administration: "Report to the President - Better HealthCare...

Picking on the PICK Chart

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The so-called "PICK chart" has become a pretty common sight in healthcare as a way of visualizing and prioritizing Lean or Kaizen improvement ideas....

What Does #Lean Flow Look Like in Healthcare? Check Out These...

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It's easy for people to think that Lean is about cost-cutting. That would be wrong, but many people associate Lean with cost cutting. Cost cutting...

My Thoughts on “10 Ideas That Hospital and Health System CEOs...

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I saw this piece by Bob Herman at Becker's Hospital Review and ended up writing a blog post here instead of writing a long...

Day 2 Notes: Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2014

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Today is the second and final day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter with hashtag#HCSummit14 to see my tweets and thoughts from...

Live Blogging Day 1: Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2014

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Today is the first day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter with hashtag #HCSummit14 to see my tweets and thoughts from others....

Article about Lean in Two Sioux Falls Health Systems

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I recently saw an article about Avera Medical Group and Sanford Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: "Health systems learn to be lean." Avera McKennan...

A Book, a Webinar, a Workshop & a Summit from the...

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I am an unabashed fan of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, as you're probably aware. For full disclosure, I was previously an employee...

#Lean *IS* about Doing More with Less, But Be Careful Saying...

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It's often said that Lean is about "doing more with less." Historically, and practically speaking, it's true. But, it's a phrase that we should be...

Good Questions, But With Some Misunderstandings about Lean Healthcare

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In 2009, I wrote about a nurses' union in New Brunswick that supported Lean because they realized this methodology could help reduce waiting times and...

More on Lean in Saskatchewan

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Since the healthcare improvement work I do is apolitical and non-partisan, I'm generally not one to butt into the political affairs of Canada or...

Video on this June’s Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit

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I hope you'll consider coming to the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, being held in Los Angeles, June 4th and 5th, 2014. The...