CENTERLINE - February 2015


Are You Ready for Dallas?

Public registration for the 6th Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Dallas, Texas, opens next Monday, February 9. Join us as the lean healthcare community gathers to help transform the industry through collaboration, education, and experiments.

 

"The gifts of the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit are many. We can rejoice in the successes of our national colleagues, marvel at the path some organizations are blazing, and restore our faith in the journey we share to improve the patient care experience, and to heal our broken healthcare system."

- Elizabeth J. Warner, MD, FACP, Primary Care Medical Director at Bronson Healthcare Group

 

>>Check out details on our new Summit page
 

The Center's Toussaint and Bartels Guide WI's State Innovation Models Award

Wisconsin recently received a $2.49 million Model Design Award as part of CMMI's State Innovation Models (SIM) initiative. The Center's own John Toussaint, MD, and Julie Bartels are working alongside the state's Department of Health Services on this initiative. 

 

"The goal is to outline innovative payment and service delivery models to improve health, improve the quality of care, and decrease costs for Wisconsinites," said Bartels. "It's a chance to integrate previous efforts under one umbrella plan, working in a single unified direction toward higher quality care."

 

>>Calling all Wisconsin Stakeholders - Read details on joining the Plan Team

Lean Leadership Series: Building Blocks of Enterprise Excellence

"Building Blocks of Enterprise Excellence" is just one of the workshops you can select as part of your own customized learning track during our multi-day Lean Leadership series this April in Salem, Oregon. Register for up to three sessions on a broad range of topics and spend time with fellow lean leaders. 

 

"This was one of the best and most practical sessions/discussions on systems, principles, roles and organization transformation. Very well done with excellent facilitation." 

- Past participant in "Building Blocks of Enterprise Excellence"

 

>>Get more information on the Lean Leadership Series

Upcoming Education Offerings

Learning Experience
Date
Location
Creating a Lean Management SystemMarch 18-19
ThedaCare
Appleton, WI - Learn More
Designing the Plan to Engage Physicians in the Lean Transformation *New*
March 23-24
Lee Memorial Health System Cape Coral, FL - Learn More 
Lean in Action for the Practicing Physician 
*Now with more time in the gemba*
April 9
Palo Alto Medical Center
San Carlos, CA - Learn More

Toast Kaizen Video

A FUN training video that teaches the basics of lean thinking and continuous improvement.

>>Preview this DVD