Value creation in health care: investing
in people and process

Professor Steven Boyages
& Jim Breen
Introductions

Company Profile:
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Headquartered in Ireland
Offices in US, UK, Canada and Australia
Founded in 1999 by Jim Breen
Employ over 80 experts

Value Proposition:

We create learning solutions that bring
measurable business value to our clients.
We achieve this through a high-energy,
client-centric approach that combines
excellence in people, process, partners,
technology and innovation.
Our Vision & Mission

PulseLearning Australia Health Care
Market Vision: To be the recognised leader in
Australia in the provision of Health Care
knowledge solutions.
PulseLearning Australia Health Care
Market Mission: To enable the Health Care
sector to leverage the best available learning
content and systems to measurably improve
health outcomes.
Health Focus……
Why PulseLearning?

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Bupa needed a supplier who not only understands the Care
sector but who can also deliver accredited compliance
training on a national basis. PulseLearning give us the
flexibility we need to deliver large amounts of training and is
a real partner looking to constantly improve and provide
better value.

James Clegg,
Head of Organisation, Development & Talent



Lifeways decided to partner with
PulseLearning because they are recognised
experts in the design, development and
production of business-critical compliance
training. This, coupled with their
understanding of our industry, makes
them an ideal partner for the development of
compliance and safety-critical training across
our business.

Tracie Marriner,
Learning and Development/QA Manager



Advantage Healthcare Group recently chose PulseLearning to write, build,
deliver and maintain our complete induction training programme for all Care
workers in our business. They will be developing a cross disciplinary-blended
induction programme with them being responsible for the design and delivery
of both online and face-to-face (F2F) training. We chose PulseLearning
because they understand the Care sector, compliance and look to give us a
real return on investment.
Richard Murfin,
Learning and Development Manager

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Bridging the Gap
Health work matrix

High Touch

Team and
Workflow
Platform

High
Tech

Technology
Platform
The Perfect Storm
Changing Health
Patterns

Rising cost of
health care

Increasing
consumer
expectations

Need for new
models of care

Technology
“Storm Damage”
Staff Shortages

Poor Economic
Development

Competency gaps

Increased Medical
Error

Poor staff
utilisation and
productivity

Poor Staff Morale
Investment and Risk Management Strategy
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What is the literature saying?
The Lancet - December 2010

Put simply, the education of health professionals in the
21st Century must focus less on memorising and
transmitting facts and more on promotion of the
reasoning and communication skills that will enable
the professional to be an effective partner, facilitator,
adviser and advocate.

Julio Frenk et al. Health Professionals for a new century
Transforming education to strengthen health systems in an
Interdependent world. The Lancet v 376 Dec 2010
What can we learn from bees

1. Community ecosystem
2. Governance
3. Shared tasks
4. Structure

5. Coordination
6. Collaboration
7. Communication
We need to embrace social media
What are we trying to do?
To improve teamwork, communication and
collaboration for safer patient-centred care, and
better staff experiences

Why are we trying to do this?
Increased staff motivation, well-being and retention
Decrease in staff turnover
Increased patient and carer satisfaction
Increased patient safety
Increase in appropriate use of specialist clinical resources
Reductions in patient mortality and critical incidents
Increase in access to and coordination of health services
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Workforce
Skills and
Attributes

capacity

Culture

Education and Learning
AGILE to Build Team Health
Aggregated Intelligent Learning Environment

Foundations – Right Start
• Individual
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Risks and Rewards

High Performance Teams
• Roles
• Reflection
• Respect

Advanced Settings of Care
• Advanced Clinical Modules
• Simulation

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High

High

Tech

Touch
Figure 12

Source: The Lancet (DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61854-5)
Terms and Conditions
• “The reasonable man
adapts himself to the
world: the
unreasonable one
persists in trying to
adapt the world to
himself. Therefore all
progress depends on
the unreasonable man”
• George Bernard Shaw
• “The reasonable man
adapts himself to the
world: the
unreasonable one
persists in trying to
adapt the world to
himself. Therefore all
progress depends on
the unreasonable man”
• George Bernard Shaw

Value creation in health:investing in people and process

  • 1.
    Value creation inhealth care: investing in people and process Professor Steven Boyages & Jim Breen
  • 2.
    Introductions Company Profile: • • • • Headquartered inIreland Offices in US, UK, Canada and Australia Founded in 1999 by Jim Breen Employ over 80 experts Value Proposition: We create learning solutions that bring measurable business value to our clients. We achieve this through a high-energy, client-centric approach that combines excellence in people, process, partners, technology and innovation.
  • 3.
    Our Vision &Mission PulseLearning Australia Health Care Market Vision: To be the recognised leader in Australia in the provision of Health Care knowledge solutions. PulseLearning Australia Health Care Market Mission: To enable the Health Care sector to leverage the best available learning content and systems to measurably improve health outcomes.
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    Why PulseLearning?   Bupa neededa supplier who not only understands the Care sector but who can also deliver accredited compliance training on a national basis. PulseLearning give us the flexibility we need to deliver large amounts of training and is a real partner looking to constantly improve and provide better value. James Clegg, Head of Organisation, Development & Talent  Lifeways decided to partner with PulseLearning because they are recognised experts in the design, development and production of business-critical compliance training. This, coupled with their understanding of our industry, makes them an ideal partner for the development of compliance and safety-critical training across our business. Tracie Marriner, Learning and Development/QA Manager  Advantage Healthcare Group recently chose PulseLearning to write, build, deliver and maintain our complete induction training programme for all Care workers in our business. They will be developing a cross disciplinary-blended induction programme with them being responsible for the design and delivery of both online and face-to-face (F2F) training. We chose PulseLearning because they understand the Care sector, compliance and look to give us a real return on investment. Richard Murfin, Learning and Development Manager  
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    Health work matrix HighTouch Team and Workflow Platform High Tech Technology Platform
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    The Perfect Storm ChangingHealth Patterns Rising cost of health care Increasing consumer expectations Need for new models of care Technology
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    “Storm Damage” Staff Shortages PoorEconomic Development Competency gaps Increased Medical Error Poor staff utilisation and productivity Poor Staff Morale
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    Investment and RiskManagement Strategy
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    What is theliterature saying?
  • 16.
    The Lancet -December 2010 Put simply, the education of health professionals in the 21st Century must focus less on memorising and transmitting facts and more on promotion of the reasoning and communication skills that will enable the professional to be an effective partner, facilitator, adviser and advocate. Julio Frenk et al. Health Professionals for a new century Transforming education to strengthen health systems in an Interdependent world. The Lancet v 376 Dec 2010
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    What can welearn from bees 1. Community ecosystem 2. Governance 3. Shared tasks 4. Structure 5. Coordination 6. Collaboration 7. Communication
  • 21.
    We need toembrace social media
  • 22.
    What are wetrying to do? To improve teamwork, communication and collaboration for safer patient-centred care, and better staff experiences Why are we trying to do this? Increased staff motivation, well-being and retention Decrease in staff turnover Increased patient and carer satisfaction Increased patient safety Increase in appropriate use of specialist clinical resources Reductions in patient mortality and critical incidents Increase in access to and coordination of health services 22
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    AGILE to BuildTeam Health Aggregated Intelligent Learning Environment Foundations – Right Start • Individual • Roles and Responsibilities • Risks and Rewards High Performance Teams • Roles • Reflection • Respect Advanced Settings of Care • Advanced Clinical Modules • Simulation 24
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    Figure 12 Source: TheLancet (DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61854-5) Terms and Conditions
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    • “The reasonableman adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man” • George Bernard Shaw
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    • “The reasonableman adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man” • George Bernard Shaw