Tag: ThedaCare
A Lack of PDSA Made JCP’s New CEO SOL?
It's been interesting to follow the rise and fall of former Apple retailing executive Ron Johnson during his less-than-two-year stint as CEO at long-struggling...
Podcast #169 – Len Berry, PhD on “The Promise of Lean...
Joining me for Episode #169 is Leonard L. Berry, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Marketing in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. We...
Discovering the Power of Kaizen Idea Boards at the Society for...
I saw some posters and presentations at the recent Society for Health Systems conference that include some nice examples of this approach from organizations including the Indianapolis VA, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, and Norwalk Hospital...
Society for Health Systems Conference – Roger Gerard, ThedaCare
Saturday at the Society for Health Systems conference, included an excellent keynote address from Roger Gerard, from the ThedaCare health system, co-author with Dr....
Podcast #166 – Julie Bartels, Healthcare Clinical Business Intelligence Network at...
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My guest for episode #166 is Julie Bartels, Executive Vice President, National Healthcare Information at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. In this episode,...
The Best Time to Start Kaizen is Today, Don’t Wait Until...
I've been talking to a lot of healthcare organizations about Kaizen and continuous improvement. There are many organizations embracing the methods that Joe Swartz...
Expanding Your Circle of Trust, Er, Learning
My reader survey (with prizes) is still open through Friday.
I recently stumbled across the movie Meet the Fockers on TV recently and was...
The IOM Asks “What’s Possible in Healthcare?”
Last year, the Institute of Medicine released its latest report titled, "Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in...
John Toussaint, Mayo Proceedings, on “The Promise of Lean in Health...
As he mentioned on his blog, John Toussaint has co-authored a piece that was published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings:
"The Promise of Lean in...
Standardized Work: “Unity in the Essential, Liberty in the Non-Essential…”
Our Kaizen Institute guide, Brad Schmidt (pictured above) talked to us on Monday about standardized work. He said, of the practice at Toyota, that...
Updated: Save the Date – Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2013
The dates have been announced for the 4th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. It will be held June 5-6, 2013. Co-hosted by the Lean...
“Lean Management” Debated in the Washington Gubernatorial Race
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, with the help of Michael George, tried injecting talk of so-called "Lean Six Sigma" into the 2012 presidential race,...
