Centerline Newsletter: Announcing the Center for Lean HC Research

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Newly Formed Center for Lean Healthcare Research Launches

The ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value and the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business are excited to announce the creation of the Center for Lean Healthcare Research. This new center will be housed at Fisher and will build the body of research on the emerging trend of process improvement in healthcare. Learn more here.

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Tips for Getting Physician
Buy-in on Lean

Physicians can be either the primary turbo-chargers or the primary saboteurs of your lean effort. The trick to getting them in the first category is to understand their perspectives, their language and how to best explain what lean means for them.

Click here for specific tips from lean physician Mark Hallett, MD, of ThedaCare about how to translate the language and culture of lean for a physician audience.

For in-depth learning, participate in our "Science of Problem Solving for Physicians" workshop described below and here.

Upcoming Educational Offerings

FOR PHYSICIANS

The Science of Problem Solving for Physicians
Dec. 5, 2013, Santa Cruz, CA

NOW WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS*

Designed by physicians, for physicians. Experience classroom discussion with faculty and peers, combined with visits to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation clinic floor to observe how physicians have applied lean principles to deliver higher patient value. Click here for more information.

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FOR CFOS AND THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAMS

Moving Beyond Budgeting in Healthcare

Dec. 12, 2013, Dallas, TX

Learn how leading-edge healthcare organizations have eliminated the annual budget process by applying 12 Beyond Budgeting Principles. Practice using the tools necessary to free up valuable skills and achieve a higher level of performance by removing wasteful steps from your planning and forecasting processes. Follow this link for more information.

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FOR CEOS AND THEIR SENIOR TEAMS

CEO Site Visits (at ThedaCare*, Christie Clinic, and St. Boniface Hospital):

NOW WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS*

See examples of lean thinking in action in a healthcare setting. Led by senior leaders at each organization, participants learn from their personal journeys, as well as from peers. For more information, follow this link.

*MetaStar: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM. For CEO Site Visits, the credit is available only for the ThedaCare location.

News Briefs

Members Making a Difference

Wellspan Health is our featured Healthcare Value Network member this month. It is an integrated health system serving the communities of south central Pennsylvania and recently hosted a gemba visit for network members.

The following tweets give you a glimpse behind the scenes:

8 critical factors for effective problem solving @wellspan @HCValue #gemba visit pic.twitter.com/34y4jyaVdd

Every day the management @wellspan @gettysburg hospital have a morning huddle @HCValue #gemba visit pic.twitter.com/L9XZzdAXOD

Interdepartmental simulation videotaped for study & improvement @wellspan @HCValue #gemba visit
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Interested in joining the Healthcare Value Network? Contact Helen Zak at [email protected] for more information.

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CBIN Open Enrollment: Are You In?

The peer-to-peer Clinical Business Intelligence Network (CBIN) examines the people, processes and technology issues that are the lifeblood of successful and sustainable Performance Excellence programs.

For information on joining, contact Julie Bartels at [email protected] or (920) 309-2216.

ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value is transforming the healthcare industry to deliver higher value through experiments, collaboration and education that integrate three interdependent components: delivery, transparency and payment. In these areas, the Center spreads learning and accelerates improvement.

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