Centers & Institutes
Innovation in Health Care Delivery
Health Care UST MBA Workshop Series
October 16, 2008
Innovation is alive and well in health care delivery. While the presidential candidates debated the merits of their policy proposals and experts questioned the feasibility of large-scale health care reform, health care leaders and entrepreneurs have increasingly moved forward with non-governmental solutions designed to tackle the challenges of our health care system.
This workshop focused on three examples of innovative trends in health care aimed at lowering costs, improving quality, and re-focusing efforts on preventive medicine. While the ideas may not be new, the application to today's health care environment requires an innovative approach.
Jack Militello, professor & program director, Health Care UST MBA, introduces the program.
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Moderator Joe White, Principal, Health Care, LarsonAllen LLP, introduces the panelists.
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Physician-led Kaizen initiatives
David Fischer, M.D. and founding physician of TRIA Orthopaedic Center, is pioneering a physician-led approach to company-wide Kaizen initiatives to engage all employees in continuous improvement efforts to improve quality, efficiency and customer value.
Presentation: Single Piece Flow in an Out-Patient Clinical Setting (PDF)
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Dr. Fisher introduction / About Tria
Continuous Improvement
Single Piece Flow at Tria
What this involves – six areas
On-site company clinics
Joe McErlane, president and founder of NeoPath Health, an entrepreneurial venture offering on-site health care and "employee health engagement" aimed at reducing overall costs, increasing company productivity and improving the health and wellness of employees.
Presentation: Employee Health Engagement Discussion (PDF)
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Joe McErlane Introduction / About NeoPath
On site clinic / How do we begin
Benefits to employee & employers
Telemedicine, Technology, Future
Preventive medicine models
Jeff Van Wormer, project director for Heart of New Ulm, a partnership between the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Allina Hospitals and Clinics. One of Allina’s new Center for Healthcare Innovation's inaugural projects, it is an effort to eliminate heart attacks in the community of New Ulm. Using electronic medical records to understand and track population health and focusing on early intervention and prevention, this project seeks to create a new preventive care model.
Presentation: The Heart of New Ulm Project (PDF)
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Jeff VanWormer Introduces the Project
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