Mike Chamberlain is president of Simpler North America, and a key player in the formation of Simpler's healthcare practice, which has led more than 150 healthcare systems across the world in the application of Lean concepts and management.
This year’s IHI Forum provided an opportunity to think deeply about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in healthcare. Key themes included implications of the Affordable Care Act, including the need to meet capacity and deliver quality care for an ever-growing patient population as well as the need to cut through all the noise in healthcare and focus on the right areas that will facilitate positive changes to our inundated healthcare system.