Comments on: Nurses Union Supports Lean http://www.leanblog.org/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/ 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: Leanies of the World, Unite! — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-22913 Leanies of the World, Unite! — Lean Blog Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:32:01 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-22913 [...] I blogged about how a nurses’ union in Canada was supporting the province’s lean healthcare activities for improving patient [...] [...] I blogged about how a nurses’ union in Canada was supporting the province’s lean healthcare activities for improving patient [...]

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]]> By: Why Nurses Should Reject “LAME” and Demand Lean — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-13938 Why Nurses Should Reject “LAME” and Demand Lean — Lean Blog Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:01:45 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-13938 [...] really Lean, and not “L.A.M.E.”, nurses should be demanding more Lean. For example, the nurses union in New Brunswick Canada came out in strong support of Lean. That’s because Lean was being done the right way – of course they wanted more of [...] [...] really Lean, and not “L.A.M.E.”, nurses should be demanding more Lean. For example, the nurses union in New Brunswick Canada came out in strong support of Lean. That’s because Lean was being done the right way – of course they wanted more of [...]

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]]> By: @rdjfraser http://www.leanblog.org/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-9574 @rdjfraser Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:36:27 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-9574 This is true, there are actually are a ton of projects happening across Canada that are Lean. I believe <a href="http://www.thinknursing.ca" rel="nofollow">Think Nursing</a> highlights some of them. Exciting that it is catching on and gaining more support! This is true, there are actually are a ton of projects happening across Canada that are Lean. I believe Think Nursing highlights some of them. Exciting that it is catching on and gaining more support!

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leanblog.org/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-5718 Anonymous Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:09:48 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-5718 This is exactly what US health care needs right now, is a process that will cut wasteful spending and maximize doctor patient interaction. <br />"The administration of the existing health delivery system is bloated with waste and unnecessary cost. If information was shared by all providers of health services and all insurers by using computerized systems to store all medical records, it would cut costs and reduce errors that would save and improve lives.<br /><br />What we need in a health system is uniformity in pricing for procedures and services and modalities of provision of testing and procedures for diagnosis and treatment. By providing coverage to the uninsured, which initially will cost the taxpayer, it eventually will save us hundreds of millions of dollars." Eva Mor http://www.ourblook.com/component/option,com_sectionex/Itemid,200076/id,8/view,category/#catid107<br />Eva Mor is the author of Making the Golden Years Golden, and has some very sincere and insightful views on health care from a professional perspective. <br />It is a very strong issue, but until we can actually understand that insurance isn't the entire debate, health care will not improve. The clinical side of health care needs as much focus and modification as policy. This is exactly what US health care needs right now, is a process that will cut wasteful spending and maximize doctor patient interaction.
"The administration of the existing health delivery system is bloated with waste and unnecessary cost. If information was shared by all providers of health services and all insurers by using computerized systems to store all medical records, it would cut costs and reduce errors that would save and improve lives.

What we need in a health system is uniformity in pricing for procedures and services and modalities of provision of testing and procedures for diagnosis and treatment. By providing coverage to the uninsured, which initially will cost the taxpayer, it eventually will save us hundreds of millions of dollars." Eva Mor http://www.ourblook.com/component/option,com_sectionex/Itemid,200076/id,8/view,category/#catid107
Eva Mor is the author of Making the Golden Years Golden, and has some very sincere and insightful views on health care from a professional perspective.
It is a very strong issue, but until we can actually understand that insurance isn't the entire debate, health care will not improve. The clinical side of health care needs as much focus and modification as policy.

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]]> By: Mark Graban http://www.leanblog.org/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-5703 Mark Graban Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:43:41 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-5703 Tom - check out the book "how to prevent lean implementation failures" by Larry Rubrich. Tom – check out the book "how to prevent lean implementation failures" by Larry Rubrich.

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]]> By: Tom Robinson Lean http://www.leanblog.org/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-5701 Tom Robinson Lean Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:09:55 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/11/nurses-union-supports-lean/#comment-5701 Mark, <br /><br />I appreciate the acronym LAME, and it's entered my lexicon. <br /><br />I know from early lean work with Boeing, for years in the early 1990s, that it's really possible to achieve some impressive lean results, but not get the philosophy or take it deep into how to manage the company. <br /><br />It might be time to write a book about how *not* to do lean, using examples. <br /><br />In the report from New Brunswick I'm struck by how shallow and immediately oppositional many comments can be following an article or post. A year ago when the Washington Post featured lean healthcare on a Sunday front page, in the 200 comments following the article on the web, only *three* used the work "lean." <br /><br />I am contradicting myself, but comments are rarely where anyone is listening, or having a genuine conversation. <br /><br />@TomLean Mark,

I appreciate the acronym LAME, and it's entered my lexicon.

I know from early lean work with Boeing, for years in the early 1990s, that it's really possible to achieve some impressive lean results, but not get the philosophy or take it deep into how to manage the company.

It might be time to write a book about how *not* to do lean, using examples.

In the report from New Brunswick I'm struck by how shallow and immediately oppositional many comments can be following an article or post. A year ago when the Washington Post featured lean healthcare on a Sunday front page, in the 200 comments following the article on the web, only *three* used the work "lean."

I am contradicting myself, but comments are rarely where anyone is listening, or having a genuine conversation.

@TomLean

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