Mark Graban

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

How to Make Oatmeal (or Lean)… Wrong

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Is oatmeal good for you? It generally is.... well, unless it isn't. Oatmeal can lower your cholesterol, is full of whole grains, and on...

The Workplace, “Bosses,” Health, and “Authentic Conversations”

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As many people do, I had to fill out an online health assessment for the purposes of my family's health insurance. The survey asked...

From SHS: Ohio Health Reduces Surgical Site Infections Using Lean

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A few weeks back, I attended the Society for Health Systems (SHS) Conference in Orlando, where I chaired the Patient Flow track. There were...

Interviewed by Mike Wall on Lean Healthcare

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Thanks to Mike Wall, the host of the "Radio Lean" online program for interviewing me on Lean Healthcare. You can find streaming audio here or...

What Are Barriers to “Kaizen” in Healthcare?

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Regular readers might know that I'm working on a second book project, about "kaizen" (continuous improvement) in healthcare. Sign up to receive more info...

Podcast #114 – John Kim, Lean and Healthcare Senior Leaders

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Episode #114 is a conversation with John Kim, of the firm John Kim & Associates. John is a recognized leader in the Design, Development,...

Blog Post About Preventable Errors Felled by Preventable Error

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So Monday's blog post was about preventable medical errors - namely errors involving pharmacies giving the wrong meds or wrong doses to patients. That's...

Registration Open for the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit

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I'm happy to announce some details for a project I'm involved with - Registration is now open for the 2nd annual Lean Healthcare Transformation...

Parody Audio: Charlie Sheen Calls to Talk Lean Healthcare?

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Now actor Charlie Sheen has been all over the news lately, giving interviews to practically anyone with a microphone. This is the type of...

Systems in Place to Prevent These Medication Errors? Seems Not…

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A few weeks ago, I saw a horrific story about a retail pharmacy error in the article "Pharmacy Mistakenly Gives Pregnant Woman Abortion Pill."...

Funny ‘Family Guy’ Clip that Illustrates Disdain for Manufacturing; Plus a...

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Friday, I blogged about a WIRED Magazine piece by Joel Johnson that was pretty disrespectful of manufacturing, in general, as he wrote that "every...

Enough with the Factory Bashing, Please – Healthcare Professionals and WIRED...

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Those of you who know my background know that I spent the first 10 years of my career working in various manufacturing sectors (including...