Centerline: August 4, 2015

SHIP Leader Julie Bartels Discusses Progress To-Date 

Executive Vice-President of National Healthcare Information Julie Bartels recently spoke about the progress of Wisconsin's State Health Innovation Plan (SHIP), and the value and challenges of uniting a multi-stakeholder work group to improve care. 

 

Q. A big issue in healthcare is revamping the payment system to a value-based payment or service model. What is the current state and how is SHIP helping to move closer to implementing this type of system?

 

A. SHIP uses the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value's Healthcare Transformation Model as its backbone. This model demonstrates the essential relationship between high value care redesign, transparency of cost and performance, and payment for value. SHIP resources have been organized to support the development of a transformation plan that includes all three components...
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Designing the Plan to Engage Physicians in the Lean Transformation
Nov. 17-18, Florida 

Address the root cause of poor physician engagement in improvement efforts through an innovative program that drives you toward a customized plan for your organization. This highly interactive session includes gemba visits to where physicians at Lee Memorial Health System are participating in daily improvement, plus active guidance on your plan.

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'None of Us Are Reliable...Yet.'

These were the opening remarks of the Center's John Toussaint, MD, at the 6th Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit held in Dallas, TX last month. See how the conversation developed and what lessons emerged in Summit Reflections: Powerful Data and Mindful Metrics.

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Practical Advice on Payment Reform

Do you know the four separate goals to help your organization achieve payment reform? The Center's Rachel Regan tackles them in our latest blog post. 

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