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Remembering Mike

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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Podcasts

Podcast #102 – Ron Wince, CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions – Lean Healthcare
Mark Graban with Lean Blog interviewed Ron Wince, President and CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions, about his views on lean healthcare and the impact of healthcare reform on the healthcare landscape.

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Show 309: Why Half of What You Do is Waste
Anna Farmery with The Engaging Brand interviewed Ron Wince, President and CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions, about business process improvement and how continuous improvement can improve your bottom line.

  • Is continuous improvement a tool or a culture?
  • Why continuous improvement should not be "an internal department at the back of the factory" but customer focused.
  • Continuous improvement should be a business strategy not a response to a crisis
  • What is six sigma?
  • How the process tools of six sigma need a strong leadership lead.

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CEO Interview: US Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals
Preet Banerjee with Where Does All My Money Go.com interviewed Ron Wince, President and CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions, about the proposed regulatory reforms tabled in the US senate.

  • Started with an overview of the major initiatives in the proposal for reform
  • Discussed the short term and long term impacts
  • Talked about the link between CEO pay and risk taking behaviour
  • Do the proposals have teeth?

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Ron Wince Discusses Healthcare Reform
HCPLive interviewed Ron Wince, president and CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions a management consulting firm that works with healthcare organizations to improve operational efficiency, about the healthcare reform bill. He shared his opinions on tort reform, the bill's impact on physicians and patients, government process, and how the bill impacts healthcare IT companies.

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How Lean Six Sigma is Furthering Process Improvement in Government
In this Profit through Process podcast, Genna Weiss speaks with Ron Wince, President and CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions, who discusses the current state of Lean Six Sigma deployment within the U.S. government and how it can be leveraged for further public sector process improvement in light of the passage of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Lean SCM: How IT can incorporate Lean principles into the supply chain
In this podcast provided by SearchSap/TechTarget, a leading online information technology media company, Ron discusses ways that companies can incorporate Lean principles into their supply chain management (SCM) practices.

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How Lean Sigma Strategy Can Pave The Way to Lean Government
In this podcast provided by SearchSap/TechTarget, a leading online information technology media company, Ron explains the business drivers that are pushing governments to adopt Lean Six Sigma. He discusses how governments are applying technology, specifically ERP, to realize Lean principles, and why having an ERP system in place doesn't guarantee that processes are as Lean as they can be.

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