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The Lens — 126 episodes

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118. One System One Strategy at UMass

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117. Coaching for Everyone

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116. Going to See a Culture of Improvement at OhioHealth

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115. Psychological Safety Unlocks Continuous Improvement

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114.5. Why We need AI in Healthcare

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114. First Time at a Lean Summit

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113. Relational Coordination Analytics in Facilitating Change

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112. Improvement of ROI Community of Practice

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111. My Lean Transformation Journey at Stanford Children’s

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110. What It Takes to Lead Lasting Healthcare Transformation

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109. Reflections on a Career of Leadership in Healthcare

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108. Introducing our New CEO

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107. Improvement and OD Teams working together for Improvement Capability Development at Stanford Children’s

14

106. How to Translate New Learnings to Actionable Plans

15

105. The Power of Going to Gemba at Different Sites

16

104. The Explosion and Impact of Electronic Health Information on Care Delivery

17

103. The Journey from Pharmacy to Improvement and Quality

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102. Advancing Health Equity: A Path Forward

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101. Better Care Coalition Follow-Up

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100. Reflecting on 100 Episodes of The Lens

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99. Reflections of a Healthcare CEO in a Time of Crisis

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98. The Winding Road to Chief Nursing Officer

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97. How to PDSA your Internal Management System Training

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96. Reducing Mental Health Gaps with a Digital Ecosystem

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95. Baldridge Award Journey and Operational Improvement

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94. Leading to Engage

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93. Equity Panel

28

92. Sal the Sepsis Sea Otter at Cook County

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91. Modular Integration in Healthcare Facilities

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90. Using Appreciative Inquiry in Healthcare

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89. UW Medicine Valley Medical Center Process Improvement Gold Star Program

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88. The Importance of Alignment in Healthcare

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87. Preventing Harm through Root Cause Analysis

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86. The Mistakes that Make Us

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85. The Better Care Plan

36

84. Making Change Stick

37

83. Community Health Network RCA Process

38

82. Spreading Learning in Nigeria

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81. The Lean Management System in Action

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80. University Emergency Department Redesign

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79. UW Medicine, Valley Medical Center Improvement Idea Program

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78. Transitioning to healthcare improvement from other industries

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77. Digital Integration and Workflow Design

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76. A Long Transformational Journey at Trinity Muscatine

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75. Hosting a Gemba Visit

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74. Critical Pathways

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73. Getting the Board Involved

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72. Daily Management System Spread and Sustainment

49

71. Innovative Problem Solving through Collaboration

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70. Helsinki University Hospital – Self-Assessment Instrument

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69. Addressing Discharge Barriers at UMass

52

68. Reflections on Lean in Healthcare: Insights for the Future

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67. Learning Lean Implementation in Healthcare

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66. Objectives and Key Results

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65. How to Translate New Learnings to Actionable Plans

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64. Reflections on a Career of Improvement

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63. Psychological Barriers to Problem-Solving and Agility in Healthcare

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62. New Care Model Development

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61. Closing the Loop at Intermountain Healthcare

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60. UMass Memorial’s Operating Room Preference Card Optimization Project

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59. Lean Management IS your Quality-PI-Safety-Risk Management Program

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58. How to Build a Better Boat and Keep it Afloat

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57. Adapting Huddles for a Hybrid Remote World

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56. Adding a Higher Tiered Non-Clinical Huddle

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55. Learnings from Using Leader Standard Work

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54. How a Buddy System Supports Personal Development

67

53. What the RaDonda Vaught Case Teaches Us About Culture’s Influence on Patient Safety

68

52. Using the Model Cell Approach to Lean Implementation

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51. Avoiding the Plan-Do-Study-Abandon Cycle

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50. How to Align People in Your Organization with Top Priorities to Create Patient Value

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49. Using Kata to Engage Team Members

72

48. How Coaching Can Support Culture Transformation

73

47. Value-based Care in the Home and Community

74

46. Improving Outcomes Using Data

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45. Innovation at Akron Children’s Hospital

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44. The Impact of Leader Standard Work

77

43. Process Confirmation Integrated with Daily Management System

78

42. Academic Research on Managing through a Pandemic The Lens

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41. How to Become the Leader You Want to Be

80

40. A Better Way to Engage People in Organizational Transformation

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39. Improving Patient Flow at Torrance Memorial Medical Center

82

38. Visual Management at a Mass Vaccination Clinic

83

37. Developing New Care Models at Legacy Health

84

36. Sustaining Process Improvements

85

35. Benefits of the Master of Business Operational Excellence Program

86

34. Putting Lean Thinking to Use in Vaccine Clinics and Lessons Learned

87

33. Insights from Process Improvement Leaders

88

32. Developing and Deploying a Strategic Plan at Nemours

89

31. Building the Foundation for Lean Transformation

90

30. Using an A3 for Personal Development to Support a Culture of Organizational Excellence

91

29. Increasing Patient Value by Developing New Care Models

92

28. How Process Improvement Supports Organization Strategy

93

27. Let Your Daily Management System Reduce the Need for Root Cause Analyses

94

26. How Executives Model the Way to Build an Improvement Culture

95

25. Lessons from Implementing a Lean Management System

96

24. How Children’s Mercy Hospital activates problem-solving Capability with Their Tiered Huddles

97

23. How Salem Health is Achieving COVID-19 Vaccination Goals

98

22. COVID-19 Vaccine Processes at Torrance Memorial

99

21. The Difference Between Break Through Value Stream Improvement and New Care Model Development

100

20. Latest Research and Indications of Improvement in Healthcare

101

19. How the Biden Administration Can Make a Public Option Work

102

18. Designing the Future of Healthcare

103

17. How to Operationalize a Principle- Based Approach to Change.

104

16. How Cleveland Clinic Engages Caregivers in Continuous Improvement

105

15. The Importance of GOOD Metrics and How to Use Them

106

14. Leading the Battle against COVID-19 in South Africa

107

13. Know Your Why

108

12. It's Time to Take the Safety of Health Care Staff Seriously

109

11. Keeping Teams Connected in a Virtual World with Seattle Children’s

110

10. Healthcare Leaders can be a force for change that makes life better for patients and caregivers

111

9. Why Christie Clinic Sees an Empty Waiting Room as a Sign of Success

112

COVID-19 8. Practical Steps for Supporting People in Times of Uncertainty

113

COVID-19 7. Finding Meaningful Work for Everyone

114

CVOID-19 6. How a Strategy Deployment System Increases Ability and Agility to Navigate Through COVID-19

115

COVID-19 5. Showing Respect for People During the COVID-19 Pandemic

116

Funding Opportunities for Healthcare Drganizations During COVID-19

117

COVID-19 Learnings from a New York City Hospital - Part 2

118

COVID-19 Learnings from a New York City Hospital- Part 1

119

Resources for Managing Through the COVID-19 Crisis

120

The Model Cell and the Management System

121

Why a Organizations Need a Model Cell When Pursuing a Culture of Continuous Improvement

122

How the Improvement Team Supports Cultural Transformation

123

The Management System at the Senior Leader Level

124

The Importance of Senior Leadership in the Organizational Excellence Journey

125

The Importance of the Board in the Organizational Excellence Journey

126

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