Healthcare Value Network Podcast

In this episode, we are joined by Dean Gruner,  MD, the President & CEO of ThedaCare, a health system in Wisconsin that is considered by most to be a leader in the application of the lean management system to healthcare improvement. Dean talks about the basics of "strategy deployment" as a management system and how it fits with the ThedaCare Improvement System. Click here to learn more about a new DVD, "Thinking Lean at ThedaCare: Strategy Deployment." Our main podcast page with past episodes is www.healthcarevalueleaders.org/podcast. More about Dean Gruner: Dean Gruner, MD, is the president and CEO of ThedaCare, Inc. ThedaCare is a community-owned health system consisting of Appleton Medical Center, Theda Clark Medical Center, New London Family Medical Center, Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca, ThedaCare Physicians, and other health care services. Since 2003, he has served as chief medical officer and sr. vice president of ThedaCare, which is the largest employer in Northeast Wisconsin with nearly 5