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Publication: LeanROI

AME publishes a series on Lean ROI

February 2010

AME is featuring a series of articles based on interviews with executives experienced using the lean methodology. John S. Toussaint M.D. is featured in the following series.Scroll down to recent posts to read the interview.


Publication: AHRQ

AHRQ on Wisconsin Collaboration

December 2009

This AHRQ document describes how we created a vision for public reporting of physician performance and implemented it. It can be viewed at the link below.


Publication: Commonwealth Fund

Aiming Higher for Health System Performance

December 2009

The initiatives the Center has been working on are summarized in this Commonwealth Fund profile.The organization only profiled what they consider best practice in the nation.To learn more about Commonwealth go to www.commonwealthfund.org


Publication: CFO Magazine

Keen to Be Lean

December 2009

CFO magazine highlighted a number of health care organizations' effort to implement lean. Some of these organizations are part of the Healthcare Value Leaders Network. The article also describes the important influence The Ariens Co. has had on ThedaCare and Dan Ariens joining the Center's Board.


Publication: Frontiers of Health Services Management

Why are We Still Under Performing?

October 2009

The Center has published another article focused on the important steps necessary to lead a health care continuous improvement cultural transformation.