Cathie Furman


Evaluate Your Organization’s Culture Our lean health care experts can assess your organization and help you discover how to accelerate change and attain a patient-centered culture. Lean Culture Assessment Why do many organizations spend a great deal of time and resources on process improvement but many fail to sustain those results over time? The answer is that these organizations put a great deal of focus on method and tools but...
Implementing Process Improvement by Focusing on...
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How Can Lean Improvement Work Engage Staff and...

An interview with Cathie Furman, executive faculty member at Virginia Mason Institute When you’re doing lean work, how do you measure ROI? CF: That’s a question we...

Capturing the Patient Voice

What if You Knew Exactly What Your Patients Were Thinking or Feeling? Millions of patients seek medical care in the United States each day. Capturing the stories...

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Mistake-Proofing Primary Care

Mistake-Proofing Primary Care

Start Your Lean Health Care Journey Learn More Problem Virginia Mason recognized that mistakes and ...

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Mistake-Proofing Primary Care

Start Your Lean Health Care Journey Learn More Problem Virginia Mason recognized that mistakes and ...

Why a Midwest Health System Went to Virginia ...

Why a Midwest Health System Went to Virginia ...

“The fact that Virginia Mason is driven by the same purpose we are – serving patients and ...

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Why a Midwest Health System Went to Virginia Mason Institute for Help

“The fact that Virginia Mason is driven by the same purpose we are – serving patients and ...

Managing Phone Calls in Primary Care

Managing Phone Calls in Primary Care

Problem Responding to patient phone calls at Virginia Mason consumed a great deal of clinic time ...

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Managing Phone Calls in Primary Care

Problem Responding to patient phone calls at Virginia Mason consumed a great deal of clinic time ...