The need for Initiative Governance grows as new payment models drive integration across groups that have historically never had to be truly accountable to each other.
GE’s proprietary Change Acceleration Program is a tool designed to help leaders understand their organization’s approach to managing and implementing change via a flexible, non-linear model.
Read MoreThere are a few key facilitation and meeting tools that you can implement in your next healthcare meeting, and they can make all the difference.
Read MoreHave you ever been part of a change that was very successful? Have you ever experienced a change that was not very successful? What were some of the key elements that distinguished each of t...
Read MoreA not-for-profit system identified between $8.5 million and $10.7 million in cost savings opportunities by developing a Business Plan of Operational Efficiency (“BPOE”) between its hospital and two affiliated physician groups, and was able to successfully achieve and sustain the savings.
With an OR schedule that was 95 percent blocked, this hospital could not add surgeons to meet growing demand. Yet the OR suites were being utilized less than half the time. By reconfiguring block scheduling and creating strict governance policies, 100 hours per week of capacity were freed up, and utilization rose to 61 percent.
This hospital has used Six Sigma® and Lean to improve clinical and business processes for more than a decade and decided to added two new GE change management tools (CAP and Workout), resulting in $6M in improvement benefits.
Leadership at this leading system decided to undertake the prodigious task of migrating the entire health system (more than 90 clinics and hospitals) to a single, fully integrated, patient-centric EMR system.
Standard Work in healthcare aims to minimize and control any inconsistency/variation whether it be in quality, inventory, cost, or outputs.
Read MoreHospitals and health systems struggle to reduce Non-Labor expenses to meet budget demands. Here are 5 tips to help get Non-Labor expenses and the supply chain back on budget.
Read MoreTo succeed in emerging payment models, providers must cooperate to improve patient outcomes and control costs. This requires not just new workflows, but a new provider culture.
Read MoreWhile most physician practices still operate largely in a fee-for-service world, government and commercial payers alike have signified their intent to reimburse physicians and other provider...
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