Society for Health Systems Newsletter

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IIE Greater Detroit Chapter and Society for Health Systems
present
'Harbour Report Overview and SHS Presentation and Networking Event'

Thursday, Oct. 7

Harbour Report is 4-5:30 p.m. ET
SHS Presentation and Networking Event is 5:30-7 p.m. ET
at
Juliano's Restaurant 27330 Van Dyke Warren, MI

Combined price for both events, which includes dinner
is $15 (To be collected day of)

Registration Deadline: Monday, Oct. 4

For program details and to register

Marci Jackson, President of Society for Health Systems(SHS) and manager at Premier Inc. will present findings on the state of healthcare in the US and the drivers of IE methods in the continuous improvement cycle.

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Mark your calendars!

Society for Health Systems Conference & Expo 2011
Feb. 17-19, 2011

Peabody Hotel

Orlando, FL

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Patient transport - one hospital's approach to improve both service and productivity
By Jesse Moncrief and Cengiz Tanverdi, Christiana Care Health System

In this SHS conference presentation the authors provide an analytical framework for addressing patient transport at Christiana Hospital, a large Level I trauma center. The authors describe data collection, analysis, and countermeasures that resulted in a 35 percent increase in productivity and an almost 10 percent increase in on-time performance. The presentation uses a number of different methods of data presentation that enhanced the analysis. Read more.

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Successful projects - Take the 'guess-work' out of choosing performance improvement methodologies

By Lynne Linder and Brian Pfister, VHA

In this presentation at a past SHS Conference, Lynne Linder and Brian Pfister describe the importance of using the right project selection methodology using a failed DMAIC case study with lessons learned. Complete article
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The influence of empowerment - An A3 Performance Improvement^SMsuccess story
By Lauren Schueler, Management Fellow, Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Jill Koroseta, Lean Six Sigma Trainer, International Capital & Management Company (ICMC)

Cancer Treatment Centers of America has recently adopted the A3 as a Lean tool to help empower stakeholders in improving key processes. This article provides a case study of how stakeholders are coached through the A3 to improve the patient and family service experience. Read more.

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Centers for Disease Control Conference: Modeling for public health action - from epidemiology to operations

Atlanta
Dec. 9-10, 2010

This conference will promote exchange of information and ideas about uses of modeling to shape public health action. It is intended for public health practitioners and policy makers in state and local health departments, state and local health policy makers, scientists and modelers working at CDC and its federal partners in public health, academic researchers, non-government organizations, and international practitioners, modelers and policy makers. Conference details.

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Group health cooperative in Seattle moves to medical home model using lean principles

Health reform is driving a number of pilots to redesign the delivery of healthcare including the medical home. According to a May 2010 Health Affairs article hosted on the Group Health website, Group Health is in its third year of deploying the medical home model with anticipated annual savings of $40 million dollars by 2011. With almost 1000 providers, the organization adopted a lean management system involving employees to analyze work processes and continuously improve them to better meet patients' needs. Read more.

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Measuring and comparing safety climate in intensive care units
Daniel J. France, Robert A. Greevy, Jr., Xulei Liu, Hayley Burgess, Robert S. Dittus; Matthew B. Weinger, Theodore Speroff

Researchers completed a study on measuring and comparing safety climate in intensive care units that was published in Medical Care earlier this year. The study evaluates several statistical methodologies for ranking units within a hospital or hospital system on the basis of safey climate survey scores. It also discusses important considerations for measuring and reporting safety climate back to particiapting clinical units over time. To read the abstract, click here.

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2011 Society for Health Systems Student Paper Competition

The Society for Health Systems is pleased to announce the 2011 Student Paper Competition. The winners will present the winning projects at the 23rd Annual SHS Conference to be held Feb. 17-19, 2011, in Orlando, Fla.

The submission may include research projects, theoretical research, case studies, class projects, or any type of methodology in which IE skills were used or could be used to improve a healthcare related service, product, or process. The project should not be limited to patients; the process of patient flow can be affected by several aspects beyond the patient, i.e.; lab turnaround times, scheduling, etc.

Judging criteria will be based on originality and soundness; applicability; methodology; organization; and quality of the paper.

The undergraduate and graduate winners of the student paper competition will receive a cash gift of $1,000 and an additional $500 for travel expenses.

Submission deadline - Dec. 3

Submissions Instructions and Application Form

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Title: Let My People Grow - the TWI Method in Healthcare
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 2

Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Presenters: Mark Graban, Senior Fellow, Lean Enterprise Institute and Dr. Peter Patterson, MD MSA FCAP

The defect rate in a hospital order entry process fell 70 percent the first month after initiating a comprehensive employee training based on Training Within Industry (TWI), a program created during World War II that is being rediscovered by modern hospitals. This presentation tells the complete story and illustrates how to engage employees in improvement of work methods.

Space is limited... Register now
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Call for Society for Health Systems Board of Directors nominations

Take advantage of this excellent opportunity to serve your society in a significant way. If not you, then perhaps someone you know is qualified to take a leadership position on the SHS Board. SHS continues to grow and we are looking for motivated, enthusiastic volunteers to continue the progress. Participating in a leadership role for the society is a challenging, yet at the same time, very rewarding experience. Take a few minutes to consider submitting your name or that of a colleague to the SHS Nominating Committee for review.

Interested candidates should complete the nomination form by Oct. 31 for consideration by the Nominating Committee for the following positions: Two directors whose terms will begin Feb. 17, 2011. All nominees must be current, regular members of SHS.

Students are not eligible.

Contact David Cowan, nominating committee chair, if you have questions about the positions and responsibilities. Please consider giving back to your society.

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