Tag: ThedaCare

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...