Virginia Mason Medical Center Case 1. What is Gary Kaplan trying to achieve at Virginia Mason? Dr. Gary Kaplan was trying to achieve change at Virginia Mason. He envisioned the transformation of Virginia Mason Medical Center into the quality leader in health care and sought to lead the organization toward this vision. When Dr. Kaplan joined VMMC what attracted him to the medical field was a collaborative team approach and Virginia Masons’ unique culture that was created in the early 1900’s
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Virginia Mason Medical Clinic Discussion Questions 1. What is Gary Kaplan trying to achieve at Virginia Mason? Gary Kaplan is trying to achieve a system at Virginia Mason that is profitable while delivering the highest quality of results. 2. Why is there a need to change at Virginia Mason? There is a need to change at Virginia Mason because the organization has been losing money over the last couple of years‚ there is fierce competition and company morale is low. 3. What was the
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Part 1 - Kaplan ’s Goal and Rationale in Adopting TPSDr. Gary Kaplan very much believed in the corporate culture of Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) and in the case study states that it was the collaborative team approach that attracted him to VMMC. However‚ when he took over as CEO in 2000‚ the medical center was losing money for its first time in history. Kaplan had to move VMMC to become a learning organization that could be lean‚ and compete within a very competitive industry during a period
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What were reasons for implementing lean management at Virginia Mason Hospital? Lean thinking begins with driving out waste so that all work adds value and serves the customer’s needs. Identifying value-added and non-value-added steps in every process is the beginning of the journey toward lean operations. In order for lean principles to take root‚ leaders must first work to create an organizational culture that is receptive to lean thinking. The commitment to lean must start at the very top of the
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VMPS Facts What is the Virginia Mason Production System? The Virginia Mason Production System (VMPS) is a management method that seeks to continually improve how work is done so there are zero defects in the final product. Using this method‚ Virginia Mason (VM) identifies and eliminates waste and inefficiency in the many processes that are part of the health care experience‚ making it possible for VM staff to deliver the highest quality and safest patient care. By streamlining repetitive and low-touch
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Stefanic‚ director of cost management at Owens & Minor (O&M)‚ a medical and surgical supplies distributor and Daniel Borunda‚ material systems manager at Virginia Mason (VM) Medical Center came together to try to battle healthcare costs and improve the healthcare supply chain. Virginia Mason‚ a private non-profit healthcare organization based out of Seattle‚ offered both primary and specialized care and developed the Virginia Mason Production System (VMPS). The VMPS was a modified version of the
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Regional Medical Center (WFRMC)‚ a large-for-profit hospital. This facility is located in Pensacola‚ an area with intense competition and tons of services. He is evaluating a continuous quality (CQI) program that the hospital has implemented in order to address issues of improvement in outcomes. WFRMC also owns and operates an off-site psychiatric facility with 89 beds and the 58 bed Rehabilitation Institute of West Florida. WFRMC is currently in the process of constructing their new cancer center. WFRMC
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HEALTH SERVICES OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT. CLASS 6500:482/582:801 ------------------------------------------------- MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER CASE ANALYSIS - 01/31/2013 1- Why does Elaine Brennan need to develop a new strategy now? A great manager will be the one who is able to examine the environment‚ determine opportunities and threats‚ plan accordingly‚ implement the plans and evaluate the results of his planning on frequent basis to add more value to what his/her organization is built
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Alexian Brothers Medical Center - AlexiCare DeVry University Alexian Brothers Medical Center - AlexiCare Alexian Brothers Medical Center is located in Elk Grove Village‚ IL‚ a northwest suburb of Chicago‚ IL. They are a 387-bed acute care hospital‚ with more than 900 physicians on staff‚ representing more than 80 medical and surgical specialties. They treat more than 18‚000 patients annually. Instead of purchasing an existing EHR system‚ they opted to create their own‚ AlexiCare‚ to assist with
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Lorma Medical Center is the largest private hospital in Region 1. Since it was launched in 1934‚ it has set the standard for quality care‚ cleanliness‚ specialization and technology and it is one of the leading Medical Centers of the North. Lorma Hospital was founded by Dr. & Mrs. Rufino N. Macagba‚ Sr.‚ both physicians. The name LORMA stands for their family names: LOR-enzana‚ the maiden name of Dr. Crispina Macagba and MA-cagba. The hospital began admitting patients
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