Case | HBS Case Collection | 2011 (Revised from original 2009 version)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

by Anita L. Tucker and Amy C. Edmondson

Abstract

The case describes an organization's use of the science of improvement to transform their process quality from below average to the top 10% in their industry. The case outlines the protagonist's strategy of developing internal experts who are trained in a common methodology for making improvement and spreading these ideas in their work units.

Keywords: Change Management; Experience and Expertise; Leading Change; Measurement and Metrics; Service Delivery; Performance Improvement; Health Industry; Ohio;

Citation:

Tucker, Anita L., and Amy C. Edmondson. "Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center." Harvard Business School Case 609-109, April 2011. (Revised from original June 2009 version.)