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Archive for June, 2009

Womack's take on health reform and ThedaCare's role

Jim Womack CEO of the Lean Enterprise Institute in Cambridge, Mass. was back in Appleton on Friday, June 25. He was here because he believes this is where the true potential for health care reform lives.

Announcement of The Healthcare Value Leaders Network

LEI and the Center are excited to announce the formation of this network of high performing organizations from around North America committed to the delivery of better value to their customers.

Mayo Value Index and Why It won't Work

The Mayo Clinic Policy group released this paper a few days ago. Although the intent is laudable when one gets into the details it doesn't work. Read the article first and then our commentary.

Warranty's in Heath Care

Francois de Brantes who recently visited ThedaCare writes in Health Affairs about Prometheus, a new payment model which has been featured on this web site recently.

Q:How does government pay for healthcare reform?

A: Increased taxes and cuts in provider reimbursement

Obama and Wisconsin

The president was in Green Bay yesterday to develop support for his healthcare "reform" proposal the cornerstone of which is a 1.2 trillion dollar increase in total healthcare spending. The good news is he came to the right state.

Arnie Milstein in the New England Journal of Medicine

Dr. Milstein,a thoughtful leader and Center board member, published a perspective on "never events" which describes the problem of providers not honestly facing the reality of the defects we are passing on to our patients.

Value in Healthcare; what does it really mean?

A number of politicians are beginning to use the word "value" in defining their healthcare reform position. The problem is no one knows how to create better value.
A group of healthcare organizations from around North America gathered in Appleton on Thursday and Friday to begin to define it.

Exciting Partnership Announcement!

The Lean Enterprise Institute and The Thedacare Center for Healthcare Value announce important partnership.