Monthly Archives: November 2009
My Interview for ThomasNet Online
Expert's Corner: Lean Enterprise Institute's Mark Graban : Industry Market TrendsSorry, no real post today (just returned from three busy days with Lean Healthcare...
Yet Again – A Patient Harmed as Hospital Lab Mixes Up Specimens
Freeport woman sues hospital after biopsy mix-up
This is really discouraging to see yet another serious specimen labeling mishap in a pathology department that's led...
LeanBlog Podcast #79 – Eve Yen, CEO of Diamond Wipes on Manufacturing Close to...
Eve Yen, founder and CEO of Diamond Wipes, is our guest for episode #79 of the podcast. In this podcast, Eve discusses her company...
What's the Point of Standard if it's Not Followed?
I am at the Ontario Hospital Association 'HealthAchieve' meeting (giving a talk on Lean Healthcare later on). I saw Dr. Sanjay Gupta present this...
"Love" or "Lean," This Quote Rings True
I saw this quote on Twitter from the pastor Rick Warren (happens to fit in the 140 characters):
"Love isn't letting people do whatever they...
Video Interview with the Lean Dentist
Here is a YouTube video done by the Lean Enterprise Institute with one of my favorite people in the Lean world, Sami Bahri, D.D.S.,...
Starbucks CEO says Lean drives margin and satisfaction
Starbucks Corp. F4Q09 (Qtr. End 09/27/09) Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha
Following up on Starbucks and their use of Lean methods in their stores,...
Lean Materials Management Improves Hospital Service, Bottom Line
Lean... and saving green - Materials Management in Healthcare Mag
Here's an article in a healthcare trade publication that features the Lean improvements from two...
Guest Post: Is TPS the “Best” System?
In this LinkedIn Group discussion, a member posted this question:
"In the book TPS Taiichi Ohno gives in chapter 5 praises to Henry Ford. He...
Preventive Care = Lower Cost or Better Value?
Effective Preventive Care Crucial : NPRLean thinkers, especially in manufacturing, know about TPM, aka Total Productive Maintenance. It becomes intuitive to a lean thinker...
Why it Took 15 Years for Common Sense to be Accepted – Medical Journal...
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: scientific management in the operating room
I sprung $20 for this healthcare journal article about the Gilbreths, thought I'd share a...
NY Times on Standardization, Deming, and Lean Principles in Healthcare
If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James's Ideas Will Change It - NYTimes.com
About 10 people sent me this article via the...
