The January 2013 issue of Austin Fit Magazine includes it’s readers selection of the Best of 2012. The Youth in Motion Foundation was nominated as one of three local “Best Local Nonprofits” serving kids and focusing in on fitness. Congratulations to the Youth in Motion Foundation, Executive Director Amy Thiel Jones, the coaches, kids, and [...]
Quantified Self – Self Knowledge Through Numbers
in Measurement, Process Improvement, Quantified SelfIn improvement science, we talk about measurement for learning, but it’s in the context of business processes. Anyone who has worked with an improvement advisor knows that we think so much through the lens of Profound Knowledge that we don’t limit our data tracking to our work, we also collect data on ourselves. I often [...]
NHS South West Improvement Profiled at IHI Forum
in health care, In The News, Measurement, Process Improvement, WorkEach year, at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Forum in Orlando, FL, project results from across the IHI portfolio are profiled in the annual progress report. This year, one of those projects was the NHS Improvement collaboratives in the South West of England. The run chart above reflects a 7% reduction in Hospital Standardised [...]
What we think we say – How we speak to our customers.
in health care, Other StuffWhile sitting in on a session at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Forum a presenter displayed the following quote on the screen and asked the audience of doctors, nurses, and health care administrators to translate it. “There’s bear in a plain wrapper doing flip flops around 78 handing out green stamps.” The sentence is [...]
Client Profile: AMR Northwest Great Lake’s Division
in Client ProfileIn 2012, we were excited to embark on a nationwide project with American Medical Response, the largest U.S. ambulance service provider, for a multi-city patient safety collaborative called Caring for Maria. Read more here. In addition to Caring for Maria, we also started work with the the AMR operations serving the Seattle, WA metro [...]
Innovative Model to Improve Medic Care Systems
in Best Practices, health care, Medic Care Systems, WorkBefore I transitioned my practice to improvement advising many years ago, I worked as an expert consultant to the Ambulance Service industry. Primarily, that included auditing community EMS systems, writing detailed reports, and making recommendations on service improvement. Over time, this approach became unsatisfying because it focused on subject matter expert opinions and poorly leveraged the [...]
Dr. Williams Joins CommUnityCare Board of Directors
in health care, In The News, LeadershipOn September 27, 2012 at the September Board of Directors Meeting of CommUnityCare, the board unanimously voted to invite David. M. Williams, Ph.D. to join the board. CommUnityCare is the Community Health Center System serving the City of Austin, TX. It is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), which represents a vital safety net in the [...]
2013 Leadership Austin Essentials Class
in Around Town, LeadershipFriday, September 14th, 2012, Leadership Austin launched the 2013 Essentials Class with an opening retreat at the T Bar M Resort in New Braunfels, TX. This opening 2-day retreat was the start of a nine month program. Leadership Austin describes the program as… Each year, 60 people representing the diversity of Central Texas are selected to participate [...]
Dr. Williams’ Work Profiled by Saybrook University
in Education, health care, In The NewsSaybrook University recently posted a profile of David M. Williams, Ph.D. and the work we do here at TrueSimple. The profile is part of a feature sharing the stories of alumni of the Organizational Systems doctoral program. You can read the full profile on the Saybrook University website here.
Fundraiser for Youth In Motion Foundation
in Around Town, Other StuffOne of my values is to contribute to the community and causes outside of my professional life. This year, I was honored to be invited to join the Board of the Youth In Motion Foundation, a new non-profit group with an aim to bring knowledge and enjoyment around nutrition and active lifestyles to Middle Schoolers across Austin, [...]