Tag: Healthcare
ThedaCare Featured by TIME as a “Real Face of Healthcare Reform”
It was great to see this TIME story (which I think is only available online), by Rick Wartzman of the Drucker Institute: "The Real...
Upcoming Webinars with Mark Graban, Shingo, and KaiNexus
Here are a few upcoming free webinars that I am participating in... I hope you are interested and can attend:
Mark Graban & Joe Swartz...
Too Many Patients Harmed, Too Few Leaders Committed to Real Change?
I recently received two emails that are worth sharing, in anonymous form here. One was from somebody I know who just quit a Lean...
Parallels and Learning Between Aircraft Engine MRO and Human Healthcare
My wife is a leader in a business (not GE) that does aircraft engine "MRO" work - maintenance, repair, and overhaul. I've been able...
Lean Sigma = Lean Plus Six Sigma or Six Sigma With...
I had a conversation recently with a healthcare quality leader about her excitement about Lean.
She said that she wanted to learn more about Lean...
There’s Only One Acceptable Answer to “Are You Busy?”
In some "Kaizen Kickoff" coaching that I've been doing recently, I've been spending time with managers and other leaders as they interact with...
Lean Healthcare Discussed on Cincinnati Local TV News
I've partnered up with the Ohio-based non-profit consulting group, TechSolve, over the past few years in some of their Lean healthcare promotions efforts, recently...
From Vague to Passive to Active in Your Voice and Improvement...
While I'd be the first to admit that my writing is not perfect and I certainly need a copy editor for my books, I...
Lean & the “Work-Out” Process in Healthcare – Success, My Questions,...
In the past few years, I've heard of the "Work-Out" process that has origins at GE. This consultant's website gives a good overview and...
Applying Kaizen to the Kaizen Process
When I teach and coach people on the "Kaizen" style of continuous improvement, I emphasize that what I'm teaching them isn't perfect and it's...
Denver Bronco Loses Touchdown for Not Following Standardized Work, Dropping Ball...
Thursday night, we saw the type of error that happens every few years in the NFL... a player, Danny Trevathan, of the Denver Broncos,...
How Often Does This Get Repeated? CMS and the Underpants Gnomes
I've recently heard of a scenario in healthcare that I suspect is pretty common, or at least it's not the first time I've heard...
