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December 21, 1954-
August 9, 2012

 

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Four Themes to Successfully Navigating the Supreme Court Decision

The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act confirms the direction of healthcare reform that had already begun a few years ago.  Many payers and providers, responding to the slowly emerging regulatory architecture of the law, have embarked on large scale transformational initiatives which will fundamentally change their business models forever.

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Payers and Providers: The Pressure On Payers Is Relentless

No matter the outcome of the Affordable Care Act, the long-term picture for payers remains uncertain. Even if all the ACA provisions are enforced by the Supreme Court, there are still many issues to sort out. If some of the provisions are struck down, then other issues will be encountered. In an unpredictable business environment, Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana decided to give itself a physical and make process improvements to control what we could control.

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Government Articles

December 17, 2010
Gilbert Reinvents Open To Business

By: Town of Gilbert – Gilbert, Arizona
Gilbert is reinventing the Town’s commercial application procedures to create a new streamlined process that is expected to allow businesses to open in Gilbert from one to three months faster.

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November 26, 2010
Creating a Team of Detroit Problem-Solvers

By: Karen Dybis, The Detroit Regional News Hub
Here’s an idea for you: Take Michigan’s unemployed population, and put them to work fixing what’s broken about Detroit. You know those under-employed engineers? Maybe they could use their expertise in streamlining processes to reconfigure the city’s budget issues. How about the automotive designers? They could dream up a better school system. And the manufacturing, transportation and warehousing professionals? They could create efficiencies, free up cash and get things clicking.

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June 1, 2010
Squeeze Maximum Value Out of ARRA Funds, Step One: Process Improvement

The Federal Manager: Summer 2010 Issue
By Ron Wince, Guidon Performance Solutions
Guidon CEO Ron Wince discusses that many state and federal executives are relating to a frenzied feeling, having to get the most value out of their stimulus allocation before the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s (ARRA), P.L. 111-5, timer goes off. The President’s pledge that ARRA spending will be transparent and accountable adds to the pressure. In other words, because every decision they make will likely be scrutinized, state and federal managers must make sure spending is planned strategically and monitored carefully while also balancing the need for speed. To survive in this perfect storm, new approaches may be needed to help state and federal government employees successfully meet the requirements.

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September 3, 2009
Have ARRA Reporting Requirements Stimulated Software Purchases?

By Courtney Bjorlin, Tech Target's SearchSAP.com
Featured article quoting Guidon CEO Ron Wince. Read how Wince discusses how software is being used in government.

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August 31, 2009
The Leadership Role Trainers Can Play in Creating a High-Performing Government

By Ron Wince, Guidon Performance Solutions
Article featured in the "Training/Leadership Development" section of Training Magazine's Manage Smarter website written by Guidon CEO.

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July 20, 2009
HR In The White House

By Betty Hintsch, Workplace HR & Safety
Featured article quoting Guidon CEO Ron Wince. Read how Wince discusses the recent Chief Performance Officer's appointment and what it means for the visibility of HR and performance management.

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July 1, 2009
The Untapped Government Stimulus Right Under Our Noses

By Ron Wince, Guidon Performance Solutions
Featured article written by Guidon CEO Ron Wince for Chief Executive Magazine. By applying concepts such as Lean Six Sigma, $200 billion a year can be saved in delivering government services.

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June 1, 2009
Stimulus: $16 Billion in Federal Funds Begin Arriving

By Dave Gardner, Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal
Featured article quoting Guidon CEO Ron Wince. Read about Wince's concerns that no one really knows where many facets of the huge stimulus package are being spent.

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May 8, 2009
Industry News: New CPO Appointee Jeffrey Zients

By Joe LiPetri, Consultants News
Featured article quoting Guidon CEO Ron Wince. Read about Wince's view on the new Chief Performance Officer's role and how it applies to government.

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April 24, 2009
Obama Looks To Chief Performance Officer To Streamline Government

By Beth Mirza, Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Featured article quoting Guidon CEO Ron Wince. Read about Wince's view on the opportunities Jeffrey Zients (CPO) has to help streamline the government and be successful taking out waste, eliminating defects, improving process and cutting costs.

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July 11, 2008
Borrowing from Industry's Playbook, Big Government Goes Lean

By Guidon’s Tom Morin with Geoff Williams
Both government and industry benefit from productivity and efficiency. Guidon’s Tom Morin explains how the public sector can benefit from the private sector’s experience.

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April 28, 2008
Clearance Process Gets Makeover: Lean Six Sigma will shape plan to achieve efficient and uniform security clearances

By Mark Tarallo, Federal Computer Week
Guidon weighs in on the Department of Defense’s use of Lean to expedite security clearance processes.

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April 5, 2006
Expand Efforts to Make State Government Lean

By Donna Katen-Bahensky, Des Moines Register
The results of initial Lean efforts in Iowa spur strong support for a proposal before the Legislature that would allow hiring an employee to coordinate and facilitate Lean events throughout state government.

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