To network with all Massachusetts hospitals' LEAN Performance Improvement (PI) practitioners involved in PI methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc) to:

1) Have fun -- This is the primary objective.. Let's face it, the type of people that choose Performance Improvement are usually very interesting !

2) Network (Promote learning and sharing) - within the Massachusetts healthcare quality improvement field…among both practitioners and those interested in the industry. Find other people who do what we do, to get ideas, to share, to see how others approach similar challenges.

• Currently have 300+ members across 40+ Massachusetts hospitals and other healthcare facilities

3) Exists for You -- This group exists purely to promote Lean PI Networking in Massachusetts hospitals. This is NOT the organizers' group; this is your group. We would not exist if it was not for you. Thus, anyone may provide ideas, comments, and/or offer help to improve how this network can better serve you.

Massachusetts Hospital LEAN Network (MHLN)

MISSION STATEMENT

founded 2009

Leadership TeamDoug Alden, Jonathan Baum,

Jeff Durney, Tom Gormley, Bruce Hamilton and

Jose Paredes

MHLN StructureMHLN Structure

300+ Members

40+ hospitals/related health care org’s across Massachusetts

FoundersDouglas Alden

Jonathan BaumAndy Wurtzel (sabbatical)

Past Topics/Presenters: MA Hospital Past Topics/Presenters: MA Hospital Lean NetworkLean Network Managing to Learn: A3 Thinking in Hospital Strategy and Problem Solving (January 2015)

John Shook, CEO of the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI), and author of Managing to Learn

Large-Scale Spread of a Simple Intervention: The Surgical Safety Checklist (October 2014)Bill Berry, MD, MPA, MPH Chief Medical Officer and Director, Safe Surgery Program (Ariadne Labs) and Jeff Durney, MS, Quality Improvement Advisor, Safe Surgery Program (Ariadne Labs)

VA New England Healthcare Network (June 2014)“Getting to All” Improvement Initiative: engaging all staff in improvement work

Healthcare Performance Improvement Buffet (February 2014)Building PI Capability, Increasing Patient Access, Improving IP, OP and ED Flow

Role of Simulation Testing in Quality Improvement (October 2013)Northeastern University’s Healthcare System Engineering Institute

Driving Effective & Sustained Improvement: Change Management (May 2013)Linda Bacelis-Bush and Mary Beth Crowley: GE Healthcare Performance Solutions Kristin Kadera : Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Incorporating Lean into Hospital Design & Construction (January 2013)Paul Fallon: Senior Associate, TRO Jung Brannen and Nick Masci: Business Development, Dacon Corporation 

Leading Change in Primary Care (October 2012)Stuart Pollack, MD: Medical Director Brigham and Women's Hospital’s Advanced Primary Care Associates

Past Topics/Presenters: MA Hospital Past Topics/Presenters: MA Hospital Lean NetworkLean Network

Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence (May 2012)Bruce Hamilton, President of Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership John Coolidge, Chief Operating Officer at iWalk (past Shingo Prize recipient)

The Turn-Around Journey at NWH (January 2012)Patrick Jordan, Chief Operating Officer, Newton Wellesley Hospital

Transforming the ED Patient Experience (October 2011)Josh Kosowsky, MD, Clinical Director: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Emergency MedicineHeidi Crim, RN, Nurse Director: BWH Department of Emergency Medicine

Effective Process Improvement Strategies (April 2011)Patrick Gannon, Vice President, Quality & Safety Southcoast Hospital Group Janelle Heineke, Chair of Boston University's Department of Operations & Technology Management

Creating a Continuous Improvement Culture (February 2011)Bruce Hamilton, President of the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP)John C. Thomson, GE Healthcare Performance Solutions Director (New England)  

Spreading Lean Beyond a Central Group (September 2010)Michael Gustafson, MD Senior VP of Brigham and Women’s Center for Clinical Excellence Barbara Corning-Davis, Director of Operational Improvement at North Shore Medical Center

Mark Graban Author of Lean Hospitals (Shingo Prize Award) and Healthcare Kaizen (April 2010)