CENTERLINE
                                                            March 2014

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5th Annual Summit Video
Upcoming Educational Offerings
Center News Briefs
Center Point Blog
Find Change Agents
Learn how to find change agents in your organization with this excerpt from On the Mend. 
 
Upcoming Free Webinars
Using process improvement tools to get the clinical data you need, right now!



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Why Attend the 5th Annual Summit? 
Healthcare is a broken and unsustainable system. But we have the opportunity to learn from leaders who are trying to fundamentally fix the problems, at hospitals, healthcare systems, government agencies, and insurance companies, at the 5th Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit on June 4-5, 2014 in Los Angeles.
Click on the video to hear why you should join us! 
 

Learn. Share. Connect. 
Learn. Share. Connect.
Register or get more details here.

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Implement a Lean Management System

Hardwiring a management system that supports and sustains lean is one of the most challenging and necessary tasks healthcare leaders face. 

We've compiled a great set of resources to get you started:   

  • Sign up to be notified about the release of 
    Beyond Heroes: A Lean Ma
    nagement System for Healthcare.
  • Access John Toussaint, MD's, ACHE award-winning article on management by process: A Management, Leadership and Board Road Map to Transforming Care for Patients.
  • Read our white paper on embedding a sustainable lean management system.
  • See our LMS education workshops  below. 

Educational Offerings 
Match your team's needs with one of our upcoming workshops. Most are approved for CE credits. Get details through the links below, or by contacting Marta Karlov at mkarlov@createvalue.org or 920-659-7472.


News Briefs

Clinical Business Intelligence Network: Welcome to our newest members, Aspirus (Wausau, WI) and MultiCare Health System (Tacoma, WA)! For information on joining, contact Julie Bartels at jbartels@createvalue.org or 920-309-2216.

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Congratulations to the Bellin ThedaCare ACO for being recognized as the best in the country for diabetes management!   

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Healthcare Value Network:
To learn more about joining, contact Helen Zak at hzak@createvalue.org or 920-659-7462.

The 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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