Monthly Archives: August 2010

How Can We Prevent This Medical Error?

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A number of readers emailed me a link to this New York Times article: "U.S. Inaction Lets Look-Alike Tubes Kill Patients." The headline emphasizes...

Tweet to Win An Autographed Book and Mental Model Cards from Pascal Dennis!

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You might know of and already be a fan of Pascal Dennis (read more about him and listen to my recent podcast with him...

Who Coined the Term “Lean”? And Where is He Today?

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People often ask "So where did the term 'lean' come from?" It didn't come from Toyota. And the term isn't an acronym (so no...

Releasing Time to Care (Lean Nursing) in New Zealand

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Here is a nice little (under 2 minutes) news video from New Zealand talking about one hospital (in Auckland) and their implementation of the...

Recent Interviews with John Toussaint; “Gemba Visit” to Park Nicollet

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I'm currently in Minneapolis, where today is Day 2 of our Healthcare Value Leaders Network "Gemba Visit" to Park Nicollet (read more about these...

Upcoming Public Lean Healthcare Events: Big Sky, Michigan, LEI

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Here are a few events I'll be a part of in the next few months, maybe I'll see you there: Cindy Jimmerson's "Big Sky" Lean...

Interview with Paul O’Neill; The Right Goals in Healthcare

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Many of you may know of Paul O'Neill for the dramatic employee safety improvements at aluminum maker Alcoa and you may know of him...

John Shook to Replace Jim Womack as CEO of Lean Enterprise Institute

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By now, you may have read the news release and/or e-letter (scroll way down) from the Lean Enterprise Institute that announces founder and chairman...

Great Interview with Dr. Richard Shannon on Lean / Toyota Methods

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Today, I'm linking to a fantastic interview and discussion between two luminaries in the patient safety world - Dr. Robert Wachter (read his blog)...

Mental Models: Standardized Work and Performance Measures

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A few thoughts while waiting for a Sunday flight... at least it's a Sunday flight towards home. One reason traditional organizations (and traditional leaders) struggle...

Record of Annual WSJ Just-in-Time / Lean Blunders

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The Wall Street Journal, sadly, has a long track record of not understanding Lean, as I've written about many times on my blog. There's...

Lean Parody Audio & Video: GEICO Commercial

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Here is the latest of my Lean Healthcare parody commercials. This time, I'm spoofing the overplayed GEICO commercials, where the gravely-voiced guy in the suit...