May 17, 2012

Welcome to LMPtalk

Catching Up With Barb

by Barbara Grimm
Senior vice president
Office of Labor Management Partnership
Knowledge is power
May 10, 2012

One of the first things Barb Grimm did in her previous job as a medical group administrator in the San Diego Service Area was to share performance data with managers and union leaders. She found that sharing hard numbers had a huge effect on performance.  That’s one reason why it is so important for UBTs to measure their tests of change. Watch the video to find out more.

Leap of faith Apr 16, 2012
Form a UBT, good things will come Nov 28, 2011
The antidote for 'us vs. them' Nov 3, 2011

The History of the Future

by John August
Executive Director
Coalition of Kaiser
Permanente Unions
The Importance of Partnership: Our New National Agreement
May 14, 2012

We identify problems and we work hard to solve them.

Dr. Lester Breslow: “Housing may be more important to health than hospitals” Apr 17, 2012
Union Coalition 'strikes' at major health care foes: obesity, chronic disease Mar 28, 2012
You gotta move Mar 21, 2012