“Healthcare Kaizen” Book Release Date Now June 27

by Mark Graban on May 21, 2012 · 0 comments

Healthcare Kaizen Final Cover Revised Healthcare Kaizen Book Release Date Now June 27 lean

After the date had been previously pushed back to July 27, due to some delays on the publisher’s side, I”m happy to announce that my upcoming book (with Joe Swartz) Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Continuous Improvements has been brought back up to June 27. You can pre-order the paperback today via Amazon, Productivity Press, or BN.com.

We are really excited about the book. It is going to be printed in full color, with over 200 real examples of Kaizen-style improvements from hospitals around the world, most of which having before and after photos.

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Mark Graban 2011 Smaller Healthcare Kaizen Book Release Date Now June 27 leanAbout LeanBlog.org: Mark Graban is a consultant, author, and speaker in the “lean healthcare” methodology. Mark is author of the Shingo Award-winning book Lean Hospitals and the upcoming book Healthcare Kaizen. He is also the Chief Improvement Officer for the technology startup KaiNexus.


Podcast #148 – Naida Grunden & Charles Hagood on “Lean-Led Design”

by Mark Graban May 21, 2012 1 comment

Please upgrade your browser MP3 File (run time 21:03) Episode #148 is a conversation with a returning guest, Naida Grunden (previous episode) and her co-author Charles Hagood (of Healthcare Performance Partners), talking about their new book Lean-Led Hospital Design: Creating the Efficient Hospital of the Future. It’s an outstanding book and I was happy to [...]

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DirecTV Makes it Hard to Cancel & Move

by Mark Graban May 19, 2012 4 comments

I’ve been a happy DirecTV customer since 2007, when I switched from cable so I could get the Big Ten Network when it launched (Go ‘Cats!). My wife and I are moving to San Antonio, where we will be in a condo. I don’t feel like cluttering up our balcony with a dish, so I’ll [...]

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