Below is the most recent table showing unit-based team performance across Kaiser Permanente. Our National Agreement goal was to have 658 high-achieving teams by the end of 2011. With 1,097 teams rated at level 4 or 5 in early January, we have almost doubled our goal for the year – and more than tripled the number of high performing teams in place in January 2011.
It’s no secret that our economy is changing profoundly for millions of workers. But a December 30, 2011, New York Times article, "Factory Jobs Gain, but Wages Retreat," deserves special attention.
The MidAtlantic region's new Capitol facility has been open less than a year, but unit-based teams are already finding new ways to improve service and care. LMP Senior VP Barb Grimm caught up recently with Audrey King, LMP coordinator for the region, to find out just what what teams are up to.