The document outlines the purpose, requirements, value, current activities, and membership details of a healthcare value network. The network aims to accelerate transformation efforts through small learning communities, sharing best practices, and driving system-wide change. It requires executive commitment to share performance data, teach others, and participate on committees. Members gain private collaboration, site assessments, education, and connections through gemba walks and committee work focused on measurement, assessment, public policy, and education. The initial network includes 12 health systems, with potential additions such as children's hospitals and cancer centers. The annual membership fee is $20,000.

2. Network Purpose Accelerate the transformation journey for each organization Multiple small learning communities Spread of current best practices Drive change in the larger healthcare system

3. Requirements Executive commitment to: Share performance with colleagues To teach, spread learnings Host gemba at their site(s) Participate on committees defined by the network members

4. Network Value 2-3 Group Gemba Learning Experiences/Yr Private Collaboration Site Shingo Assessment Education 1 Gemba Walk with Partnership Personnel Committee Work Education- Video Gemba/ Webinars Connections

5. Current Committee Activities Measurement (how can we show the world we are better?) Assessment (what’s the gap?) Public Policy (how can we leverage the network organizations to affect the debate?) Education (how can we share and learn outside of the gemba?)

6. 1 st Network- Members Group Health Cooperative Gundersen Lutheran Health System Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital Iowa Health System Johns Hopkins Medicine Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Lehigh Valley Health Network McLeod Health Mercy Medical Center Park Nicollet Health Services St. Boniface General Hospital ThedaCare UCLA Health System University of Michigan Health System

7. 2 nd Network- Potential Members Seattle Children's Hospital Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Treatment Centers of America NC Rural Health Center Akron Children's Hospital Denver Health Alberta Health System Silver Cross Hospital Barnes Jewish New York City Health & Hospitals Cleveland Clinic Parkview Health Loyola University Medical Center

8. Healthcare Value Leaders Network $20,000 annual membership Timing: Spring 2010-Spring 2011 Network personnel visits at second network sites: First Quarter For more information, contact Nancy Gurnee [email_address] 920-830-5911