Rosemary King

Change Management | Lean Management | Leadership Development

How Does a Kaizen Promotion Office Support Culture Change?

At Virginia Mason, the purpose of the Kaizen Promotion Office (KPO) is to accelerate the application and impact of the Virginia Mason Production System (VMPS) throughout our organization. The KPO provides the structure and methods to train, monitor, and develop others to lead using VMPS. Through this work, the KPO supports the culture change needed for Virginia Mason to realize its vision to be the quality leader and transform...

Recent Blog Posts

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Performance Improvement | Lean Management

Why Is a Value Stream Map Important for Transforming Patient Care and Decreasing Costs?

May 17, 2016 | Rosemary King

A value stream map is a visual depiction of a process from a request for a product or services through delivery. At Virginia Mason, we depict this process not from...

Quality Improvement | Quality and Safety | Patient Safety

How Can Standardizing Surgery Tools Prevent Adverse Events?

February 25, 2016 | Rosemary King

An interview with Rosemary King, faculty member at Virginia Mason Institute In your career as the first director of the Kaizen Promotion Office at Virginia Mason,...

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Healthcare Improvement Insights

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Mistake Proofing in Ambulatory, Procedural, and ...

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Mistake Proofing in Ambulatory, Procedural, and Inpatient Care

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Culture of Care

Explore how equity-focused improvement, coaching and lived experience can strengthen staff ...

Culture of Care

Explore how equity-focused improvement, coaching and lived experience can strengthen staff ...

Bridge to Excellence with Three Rivers Hospital

Join host Brenda McLeod in conversation with Jamie Boyer, German Meza, and Karen Gifford about ...

Bridge to Excellence with Three Rivers Hospital

Join host Brenda McLeod in conversation with Jamie Boyer, German Meza, and Karen Gifford about ...