Success at the right speed:Learning from Toyota
The following audio presentation with Steven Spear,Gary Kaplan, and John Toussaint was featured on WIHI,the Institute for Healthcare Improvements' radio show on May 6th 2010.
The following audio presentation with Steven Spear,Gary Kaplan, and John Toussaint was featured on WIHI,the Institute for Healthcare Improvements' radio show on May 6th 2010.
The following comes from Steven Spear's blog.He wrote this when asked by a healthcare CEO is lean sustainable? The following is his response.
Healthcare in the U.S. is just too expensive.
On May 26th a number of national leaders in healthcare will come together to discuss how to create the right incentives for health care change. Two Network members are invited,Group Health of Puget Sound and the Thedacare Center. In addition 2 other lean healthcare organizations will attend.
Walt Rugland the chairman of both the ThedaCare board and the ThedaCare Center board, testified recently in a House hearing on transparency of prices in healthcare
Carolyn Clancy visited the Kimberly clinic and Orthopedics Plus in addition to Radiation Oncology, and Collaborative Care at Appleton Medical Center. Read what she said and view videos.
Carolyn Clancy M.D. the director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is making a presentation to the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality in Madsion Wisconsin on Tuesday May 11th. Following that she will be traveling to Appleton for a gemba visit at ThedaCare.
Join Gary Kaplan,Steven Spear and I as we discuss Toyota's recent problems and how this may or may not impact lean healthcare.