by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 21, 2015 | Accountability, Featured Post, Leadership, Lean, Process Improvement, Reform, Strategy
This time of the year is terrific for what we call “Hansei” or deep reflection in Lean. One of my greatest sources of continuing satisfaction for 2014 was my work with others to spread Lean thinking. Most of my work with Lean was done with Simpler, in concert with Dr....
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 13, 2015 | Delivery, Featured Post, Leadership, Process Improvement, Reform, Strategy, The Triple Aim
The other night I watched 60 Minutes and heard Steven Brill and Leslie Stahl report on how Obamacare is doing at this point. There was an air of naiveté and associated helplessness or a sense of victimization by “systemic evil” that was at the core of this segment,...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 12, 2015 | Delivery, Featured Post, News, Process Improvement
The Advisory Board recently published a study done with 4000 healthcare consumers, asking them what they want from primary care. The study ranks 56 dimensions of healthcare opinion, and can be accessed as a PDF here: http://www.advisory.com I will summarize for you...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 10, 2015 | Delivery, Featured Post, Leadership, Payment Models, Process Improvement, Reform, Strategy, The Triple Aim
Last week I traveled from my new home in New London, New Hampshire to Farmington, Connecticut to participate in a leadership conference for a large physician group there. This group, like many physician groups across the country, is making that transition from the...