Case Presentation: A 58‐year‐old woman presented to our emergency room with low back pain and malaise to the point of being unable to perform activities of daily living for 1 week. She has a medical history significant for nephrolithiasis and carnitine palmitoyltransferase II (CPT II) deficiency, causing one documented episode of rhabdomyolysis 16 years prior […]

Background: UChicago Medicine (UCM) Office of Operational Excellence (OE) uses an institutional Leadership model called “Engage, Evolve, Excel” (E3L) to improve care delivery with lean, six sigma, and patient centered values. The E3L model focuses on the four domains of value creation, patient-centered care, respect for people, and continuous improvement. A hallmark feature of E3L […]