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In 2015, Virginia Mason Institute launched a five-year partnership with five National Health Service trusts in the United Kingdom: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare ...
We are seeing an air of hope as healthcare continues to play a critical public role toward managing the impacts and ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
We are hearing again and again that now is the time to look back to the fundamentals of process improvement as we face ongoing challenges related to COVID-19. Now...
Our healthcare partnerships across the globe have afforded us a broad and relevant perspective on how diverse healthcare systems have responded to the challenges of...
In the COVID-19 pandemic era, healthcare organizations around the world are finding themselves scratching their heads about how to practice continuous improvement,...
I grew up in Seattle, a city known as America’s soccer city, at least according to…well, everyone that lives here. I played through college and have been coaching...
Virginia Mason spine surgeon, Rajiv Sethi, MD, speaks about why there should be greater urgency to improve the delivery of health care. The U.S. health care...
Understanding the burnout epidemic Provider burnout has reached concerning levels at health systems across the world. When burnout leads to the permanently damaged...
Why waste elimination is essential to improving health care Waste elimination is essential to the Virginia Mason Production System (VMPS) and lean methodology. The...
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Mistake-Proofing Primary Care
Start Your Lean Health Care Journey Learn More Problem Virginia Mason recognized that mistakes and ...
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 ...
“The fact that Virginia Mason is driven by the same purpose we are – serving patients and ...
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
Problem Responding to patient phone calls at Virginia Mason consumed a great deal of clinic time ...
Managing Phone Calls in Primary Care
Problem Responding to patient phone calls at Virginia Mason consumed a great deal of clinic time ...