Lean management is increasingly popular in healthcare, but there is a shortage of information applying lean management to primary care clinics. Through this training, primary care providers can expect to improve patient flow and increase their capacity to see patients.
Most organizations implementing Lean have Lean as a "parallel" program and it is not part of the daily "way we work." This session discusses problem solving as the key activity of this daily...
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Michael Hoseus, MA
Executive Director, Center for Quality People & Organizations
President, Lean Culture...
Project Access was created to increase access to comprehensive and coordinated healthcare services for children and youth with epilepsy residing in medically underserved and rural areas. Nine states are working to implement effective communication and outreach strategies to serve selected underserved populations. The Washington demonstration program is working with the Hispanic population in Yakima and Benton/Franklin Counties. This workshop presents some of the barriers confronted by rural...
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Lean management is increasingly popular in healthcare, but there is a shortage of information applying lean management to primary care clinics. Through this training, primary care providers can expect to improve patient flow and increase their capacity to see patients.
Lean tools are misunderstood in the Lean community with people not understanding their purpose in Lean Management. This course will lead to a better understanding of not only "what" the tools are, but also...
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This activity presented by...
Michael Hoseus, MA
Executive Director, Center for Quality People & Organizations
President, Lean Culture...
Anemia is one of the most common findings in clinical medicine. It is a symptom of disease rather than a disease itself, and therefore the ability to make an accurate diagnosis of the reason for anemia is a critical element of patient evaluation. This activity will assist the participant in developing a logical approach to the diagnosis of anemia, and in distinguishing those anemia syndromes which can be managed in the primary care practice from those requiring specialist referral.
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Robert T. Means Jr, MD
Interim Director
University of Kentucky
Markey Cancer Center
Why Discuss Environmental Barriers and the Need for Solutions? Barriers make activities of daily living a challenge. They increase risks that can cause unsafe conditions, produce unnecessary discomfort, and create isolation. This presentation will address how to change these barriers to make living conditions for persons with SCI more comfortable and able to live a more normal life. Read More
Lean management is increasingly popular in healthcare, but there is a shortage of information applying lean management to primary care clinics. Through this training, primary care providers can expect to improve patient flow and increase their capacity to see patients.
With most organizations' Lean Implementation, they are not seeing Lean as a management system, therefore, missing key elements to support that system. These key elements are vital for the success of a Lean...
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This activity presented by...
Michael Hoseus, MA
Executive Director, Center for Quality People & Organizations
President, Lean Culture...
Opioid addiction is a significant public health problem in the United States, associated with the spread of infectious diseases, crime, premature death, and significant psychiatric and medical comorbidities. There are an estimated 1 million people meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV criteria for prescription opioid dependence according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and an additional 1 million people addicted to heroin according to the Office of National Drug Control...
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Lean management is increasingly popular in healthcare, but there is a shortage of information applying lean management to primary care clinics. Through this training, primary care providers can expect to improve patient flow and increase their capacity to see patients.
There is a general gap in Lean involving leadership in that they don't understand or perform their role - without leadership, Lean will not work.
Limited health literacy is very common among patients in the US. Managing such patients effectively requires that health care providers understand the nature of health literacy and possess specific clinical skills both to assess the health literacy of their patients and to communicate with them in a manner consistent with their health literacy levels.
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Medicare has authorized Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) to review Medicare claims for a three-year period with the goal of identifying billing and coding errors and collecting fees and penalties for incorrect claims. The evaluation and management code assigned by the physician during an encounter and supporting documentation are essential to accurate coding, billing and appropriate reimbursement. Penalties created by the RAC audits may jeopardize the viability of safety net providers. Well...
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Sherry Thomas, CCP, CCP-AS
CEO/Director of Education
PHIA/Medical Staff SOS, Inc.
Louisville, KY
