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The time is now.
As our numbers grow, our confidence builds, our vulnerability emerges comfortably transparent, and we begin to clearly see the path forward (even if no one has blazed or prepared the surface for us).**
Our time is now.
I do believe that we can have a significant impact and make a difference of consequence in our world. In addition to the (over) abundance of knowledge and data, our flat-world is facilitating "crowd impact." For the first time, I personally see that we can drive change from the bottom up. Five years from now, who will be the "one" who made that special breakthrough and influenced so many? Probably one of you!! Probably together with hundreds-of-thousands like you!!!
Our MHI students mapped and submitted ideas to change healthcare to the new Obama administration. Why? Because they feel it too -- a sea of change and empowerment approaches.
Happy Monday, DaN
MBA, MHI |
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Master of Healthcare Innovation & the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation proudly sponsor:
Arizona Health-e Connection (AzHeC), the Arizona Health Information and Management Systems Society Chapter (AzHIMSS) and the Arizona Health Information Management Association (AzHIMA) invite you to
2009 Western States
Health-e Connection Summit
Western States Health-e Connection Summit & Trade Show on March 2nd and 3rd, 2009 at the Phoenix Convention Center.
This year's Summit will expand beyond Arizona to encompass the Western States, resulting in an expanded trade show and a more in-depth Summit session schedule. The event will focus on current advancements and trends in health information technology and exchange.
For additional details, including the full Summit agenda, please visit the Summit website (link below) and register now to join us at this exciting event!
For more information please visit: http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=4e58d8dc-371d-48c2-a20b-07bfa2dd4746
Please contact Arizona Health-e Connection at (602) 288-5130 or events@azhec.org if you have additional questions about the event. We look forward to seeing you at the Summit! |
The Magic of Partnerships in innovation
Kathy Malloch, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, Clinical Professor, ASU CONHI
Partnerships are not only about creating a better, more informed future, but also about survival in a rapidly and continually changing and evolving world. Technology and its applications as well as new evidence for the physical environment, selection of therapeutics, types of caregivers and providers, and management of information are continually introduced.
Opportunities abound for each one of us to learn new processes, discover new products, experience new food and much more. For healthcare professionals, the outcomes of reaching out to others and asking for their ideas have incredible promise for a better future, and in many cases can produce an "ah ha" or magical experience. Consider the nurse who is working with a designer to create the best environment for the patient-then add a musician, a robotics expert and a news reporter. The result of this collaboration and partnership development can be an innovative environment in which there is background music in a diagnostic suite where the patient is lifted robotically for testing and then returned to a uniquely configured bed and mattress in a room with views of mountains and bright sunshine. The collaboration of these disciplines creates a reality that no one discipline could do alone. It is these types of collaborations that the MHI program is not only supporting and encouraging, but also expecting from students and faculty.
There are a few principles to consider when embarking on the magical journey of partnership creation.
1. Dream big about what can be or what is desired-do not be shy or constrained by the past
2. Ask the "not-so-obvious" questions; ask someone who knows nothing about the topic. Ask a plumber about design, or ask an electrician how to pass medications.
3. Listen, listen, and listen some more
4. Do more than consider new ideas and information, synthesize new information into your DNA!
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EXPOSED: Design Research Exchange
Design research often may seem like it only belongs in the Industrial and Interaction Design communities, but it is being utilized increasingly more in Interior and Architectural Design.
Register here for Exposed: A Design Research Exchange to hear Bryan Walker, from IDEO's Smart Spaces group talk about how they use research to inform the design of environments and communities, and attend workshops for hands on learning about design research methods.
http://www.exposed09.com/
Dates: March 6-7
Location: Tempe, AZ
Price: $ 50 for ASU students, $100 for students, $200 IDSA/Academia, $250 professionals (Early Bird Deadline ends Feb. 20th!)
What mysteries lie beneath the surface of Design Research practice? What catalyzing forces will shift future paradigms of Design Research?
Seasoned professionals to aspiring students are invited to join in this exploration of the current state and future of design research while filling their toolboxes, making contacts, and traversing disciplinary boundaries.
Join Exposed participants from organizations such as Intel, Smart Design, Herman Miller, frog design, Gravity Tank, Brooks Stevens Inc, Adaptive Path, Flamingo International, ReD Associates, Arizona State University, Lextant, Intel and CCA!
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Introducing LEAN
Process Improvement for Healthcare
David Ferrin & Tanner Flynn, FDI - Simulation
What is LEAN? Lean is a term adapted in the mid-80s by the US manufacturing industry in reference to improving production capacity and reducing waste in work processes, specifically modeled after the concepts and practices of the Toyota Motor Company.
As an extension of manufacturing's success with these management principles, other industries (including healthcare) have made adaptations of the Toyota Production System to establish consistent and reliable work processes that support excellent delivery of services that result in:
· increased capacity for work
· decreased cost of operations
· improved worker and client satisfaction
In terms for healthcare it means that we can build continuous improvement into the daily activities of work at every level of the organization to optimize the delivery of care.
A good way to begin the introduction to your organization tomorrow is the Waste Walk-through Activity. Simply walk through the department focusing on all activities to find unnecessary waste. Use this check-list in your walk-through to identify inefficiencies:
Eliminate waste
O Eliminate things that are not used
O Eliminate multiple entry activities
O Reduce or eliminate overkill
O Recycle or reuse
O Use reminders/Reduce reliance on memory
Decrease errors, waits & delays
O Reduce classifications/controls on the process
O Minimize handoffs
O Adjust to peak demand
O Reduce setup or startup time
Decrease Process Time
O Move steps in the process close together
O Find and remove bottlenecks and middle-men
O Use automation
O Smooth work flow
O Consolidate functions, job classifications
O Standardization (Create a formal process)
O Match staffing/ capacity to demand
O Develop contingency plans
For more information, please visit www.fdiplan.com/simulation.html or contact David Ferrin or Tanner Flynn at 602.382.7000
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** "The future is not some place we are going to but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them changes both the maker and the destination." John Schaar
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