Catalysis Academy

John is an Internist, former healthcare CEO and is one of the foremost figures in the adoption of organizational excellence principles in healthcare. He founded Catalysis a nonprofit education institute in 2008. Catalysis has launched peer-to-peer learning networks, developed in-depth workshops, and created many products – including books, DVDs, webinars and podcasts. John has published articles in major medical journals such as Health Affairs and JAMA and in major business journals such as Harvard Business Review. He has written three books all of which have received the prestigious Shingo Research and Publication Award. His groundbreaking first book, On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save Lives and Transform the Industry reveals how healthcare can be fundamentally improved at the point of delivery using the proven principles of enterprise excellence. His second book, Potent Medicine: The Collaborative Cure for Healthcare, describes the three core elements necessary to transform healthcare and deliver better value; delivery of care designed around the patient; transparency of treatment quality and cost; and payment for outcomes. His third book, Management on the Mend: The Executive Guide to System Transformation is a study of eleven organizations and the successful attempts to apply enterprise excellence principles in healthcare. A fourth book released in July 2020, Becoming the Change: Leadership Behavior Strategies for Continuous Improvement in Healthcare, co-authored with Kim Barnas showcases executives in healthcare around the world as they implement behavior-driven strategies to ensure quality care and create lasting change.