Lean Healthcare Overview Article in CFO Mag

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Keen to Be Lean – CFO Magazine – December 2009 Issue – CFO.com

I'll share the above link with a little commentary, for now, a nice overview of Lean Healthcare for CFO Magazine. I helped the writer with research and ended up being quoted a few times. No misquoting, defect-free!

There are mentions of several great Lean organizations, including ThedaCare and Denver Health. Our friend Bob Emiliani was quoted, too.

I think the article did a nice job of focusing on quality and employee engagement and not using Lean as a layoff-based cost-cutting strategy (surprising for a magazine for Chief Financial Officers?).

Thoughts on the article? Reactions?


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Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. Mark's latest book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award. He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean, previous Shingo recipients. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

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