At the recent healthcare summit I ran into the well respected Dr. Chuck Kilo of Greenfield Health. He was so complimentary of our cast of instructors for the program. I wanted to point out his specific compliment of Dr. Tuchschmidt. I thought he hit the nail on the head.
"National performance data demonstrates that the VA tops the charts in quality, and within the VA, Jim Tuchschmidt tops the charts on leadership. Jim is a phenomenally effective leader from whom we all have much to learn."

Dr. Tuchschmidt's selection of content for the management and leadership course supports Dr. Kilo's compliment in that students will walk away with a solid understanding of a cross-section of successful models from outside and within the healthcare arena. Students will take a look at SW Airlines, the National Hockey League, NASA's Challenger disaster, and of course the re-inventing of the VA Healthcare system.
His course is pretty much half full already, click the link below to see if you are available for what promises to be a very creative approach to a great topic.
-- Lori Silverman, Program Manager

Deciphering the Management and Leadership Matrix
Jim Tuchschmidt, MD, MM, CEO, Portland VA Medical Center.
Registration is open.

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So, how is the class going?

Last time I wrote to you we were just getting ready to start our first class on Culturally Competent Patient Centered Care, it has been a very fun and informative class. We are learning how to be authentic in our communication with those of whom we may not be familiar by stating our pure and inquisitive intent, and apologizing when we make mistakes ensuring not to repeat them. We have a record number of students and we are hoping to see the same kind of enthusiasm from you for the next course.

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There is still time to register for Deciphering the Management & Leadership Matrix. It starts Friday, February 23 1 - 6 pm.
and continues Thursdays, March 1, 8, 15 6 pm - 9 pm, the last session is Friday, March 23 1 pm - 5 click here to register.

I am not the only one looking at the upcoming schedule with great anticipation. Check out what Angela Hurley, Clinic Manager of Outside In has to say about her upcoming class titled Technology Innovations and Reality.

Recently we have had the opportunity to work with Dr. Datena to pilot his revolutionary technology in our clinic. After working with them and the technology, I can't wait to see what Dr. Datena and Mr. Moon have to share during their course. There is no future healthcare without healthcare information systems so I might as well keep one step ahead of the advances.

Technology Innovations and Reality
Jim Moon, MSEE, Chief Executive Officer and Steve Datena, MD., President and Chief Medical Officer, Lifecom. Begins 4/3/07.
Registration open.

Healthcare Economic Trends and Impact, Allan Weiland, MD. Former President and Chair, NW Permanente, PC and former Regional Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente NW. Begins 5/1/07. Registration open.

Cause-and-Effect Connections between Quality and Efficiency, Brenda Bruns, MD, MSMgt., Chief Medical Officer, Health Net Health Plan of Oregon. Begins 10/2/07.

Maintaining the Financial Health of a Healthcare Organization, Bill Kramer, CEO, Kramer Consulting. Begins 11/13/07.

Culturally Competent Patient Centered Care James Mason, PhD., Director, Office of Multicultural Health Oregon Department of Human Services. TBA Winter 2008