Centerline: Oct. 20, 2015
The Power of a Model Cell, Management on the Mend
In a new video, John Toussaint, MD, author of Management on the Mend, The Healthcare Executive Guide to System Transformation, shares why senior leaders need to be the people solving problems with these experimental model cells. 




"The model cell is a critical component to the transformational journey. The reason is we actually have to get results. And we wouldn't be changing our systems if we weren't going to achieve results."
- John Toussaint, MD
Creating the Next Generation: The Payment Model We Need from Medicare
John Toussaint, MD, teams up with David Krueger, MD, in a new article discussing the current shared savings payment models and how they do not work effectively for low-cost Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). They break down the flaws of the current system and offer suggestions on how it can be improved. 
Prioritizing Your Work: What to Work, When
In the final part of her blog series, Center President Kim Barnas discusses having both strategic and operational improvements aligned through a True North filter. This perspective generates focus and an understanding of the resources required to achieve innovation and improvement goals. 
Creating a Lean Management System Seminar
November 18-19, Appleton, Wisconsin
Come and learn in-depth what a Business Performance System is and how it works. You will learn how to use the system to apply the principles of lean, enable the adoption of management by process, regulate the flow of information from the front lines to senior leaders and back, foster engagement of all employees in process improvement, and allow for daily coaching and teaching. Maryjeanne Schaffmeyer will be presenting.