Comments on: Healthcare Kaizen Events Survey, Part 2 http://www.leanblog.org/2008/12/healthcare-kaizen-events-survey-part-2/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Healthcare Kaizen Events Survey, Part 3 — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2008/12/healthcare-kaizen-events-survey-part-2/#comment-22909 Healthcare Kaizen Events Survey, Part 3 — Lean Blog Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:29:40 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/12/healthcare-kaizen-events-survey-part-2/#comment-22909 [...] 3 of the results from my online survey about Kaizen Events in healthcare. You can find Part 1 and Part 2 in previous [...] [...] 3 of the results from my online survey about Kaizen Events in healthcare. You can find Part 1 and Part 2 in previous [...]

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]]> By: Healthcare Kaizen Events Survey Results, Part 1 — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2008/12/healthcare-kaizen-events-survey-part-2/#comment-22893 Healthcare Kaizen Events Survey Results, Part 1 — Lean Blog Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:24:13 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/12/healthcare-kaizen-events-survey-part-2/#comment-22893 [...] success rates, with the use of Events or Lean in hospitals. I’ll plan on publishing this Part 2 on Monday, December 22. I’ll also have a Part 3 with lessons learned [...] [...] success rates, with the use of Events or Lean in hospitals. I’ll plan on publishing this Part 2 on Monday, December 22. I’ll also have a Part 3 with lessons learned [...]

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]]> By: Mark Graban http://www.leanblog.org/2008/12/healthcare-kaizen-events-survey-part-2/#comment-4317 Mark Graban Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:58:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/12/healthcare-kaizen-events-survey-part-2/#comment-4317 Anonymous - I agree with you 100% about the number of events not being the primary goal.<br/><br/>I'm not a "kaizen events guy" myself. I don't use them in my consulting work and I don't recommend them as a cure all. But my research here was done out of curiosity for those hospitals that *are* using events, since they are so predominant (I think unfortunately so, at times). <br/><br/>I'm trying to help promote an alternative approach (through my book and my work) that helps create real continuous improvement in an organization. That's much harder to pull off than a number of events. Anonymous – I agree with you 100% about the number of events not being the primary goal.

I’m not a “kaizen events guy” myself. I don’t use them in my consulting work and I don’t recommend them as a cure all. But my research here was done out of curiosity for those hospitals that *are* using events, since they are so predominant (I think unfortunately so, at times).

I’m trying to help promote an alternative approach (through my book and my work) that helps create real continuous improvement in an organization. That’s much harder to pull off than a number of events.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leanblog.org/2008/12/healthcare-kaizen-events-survey-part-2/#comment-4315 Anonymous Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:08:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/12/healthcare-kaizen-events-survey-part-2/#comment-4315 Not sure kaizen events are a good measure of anything. I've been to a few world class lean plants and there is continuous improvement everywhere but not kaizen events. Me thinks kaizen events are concoction of consultants or a first step for mediocre or worse organizations to pay off their lean experiment. Not sure kaizen events are a good measure of anything. I’ve been to a few world class lean plants and there is continuous improvement everywhere but not kaizen events. Me thinks kaizen events are concoction of consultants or a first step for mediocre or worse organizations to pay off their lean experiment.

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]]> By: Mark Graban http://www.leanblog.org/2008/12/healthcare-kaizen-events-survey-part-2/#comment-4291 Mark Graban Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:05:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/12/healthcare-kaizen-events-survey-part-2/#comment-4291 Full data set for initial sustainment (sorted:<br/><br/>% Initial Impact<br/>100%<br/>100%<br/>100%<br/>100%<br/>100%<br/>100%<br/>100%<br/>100%<br/>100%<br/>100%<br/>100%<br/>90%<br/>80%<br/>80%<br/>80%<br/>80%<br/>75%<br/>75%<br/>75%<br/>75%<br/>75%<br/>66%<br/>65%<br/>60%<br/>50%<br/>50%<br/>50%<br/>50%<br/>50%<br/>50%<br/>40%<br/>30%<br/>0.50% Full data set for initial sustainment (sorted:

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