Tag: Healthcare

My guest for episode #168 is Carolyn McCulley, from CityGate Films, and  she is a co-director and producer of the upcoming documentary called "Breaking...

I saw some posters and presentations at the recent Society for Health Systems conference that include some nice examples of this approach from organizations including the Indianapolis VA, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, and Norwalk Hospital...

If we're doing trivial Lean projects without addressing patient harm or patient waiting times, we run the risk of "5S-ing the deck chairs on the Titanic"...

As a reminder, I am giving a free Gemba Academy webinar tomorrow (Tuesday 3/12) on "Stories about the Eight Types of Waste in Healthcare."...

Listen: My guest for episode #167 is Clare Crawford-Mason, the producer of the landmark 1980 NBC documentary that featured W. Edwards Deming,  "If Japan Can...

It's the annual National Patient Safety Awareness Week, just ending now. Here are my thoughts from last year, including my stance that EVERY week...

Mark's note: Here is a guest post by my good friend Naida Grunden, author of two great books on Lean Healthcare. America's 5000 hospitals face...

I'm still reflecting on what a great conference the Society for Health Systems put on again this year. Here are some highlights from other...

Saturday at the Society for Health Systems conference, included an excellent keynote address from Roger Gerard, from the ThedaCare health system, co-author with Dr....

I think this was my sixth consecutive year attending the annual Society for Health Systems Conference, held this year in New Orleans. In the next...

Listen My guest for episode #166 is Julie Bartels,  Executive Vice President, National Healthcare Information at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. In this episode,...

I've been going back through my notes and pictures from my first trip to Japan in November... my goal is to blog about something or...