Tag: Healthcare Kaizen

Nice Video about “Idea Boards” for Kaizen

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Thanks to George Friesen for pointing me toward his video about "Idea Boards" as a Kaizen methodology. Like George, I was inspired to start using...

“The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen” Coming Soon – Preview a...

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Joe Swartz and I are building upon our well-received (and Shingo Research Award winning) book  Healthcare Kaizen  with a new special edition aimed at...

Video about “Healthcare Kaizen” at Franciscan St. Francis Health System

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Below is a very nice video that was produced by Franciscan St. Francis Health System, the organization where my  Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz...

Shingo Research Award for “Healthcare Kaizen”!

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My co-author Joe Swartz and I are happy to announce that our book  Healthcare Kaizen  was named a recipient of the prestigious  Shingo Professional...

“Healthcare Kaizen” Public Workshop – June 25, Dallas / Fort Worth

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I first held a public registration workshop based on the book "Healthcare Kaizen"  in Denver last month. I'm going to repeat the workshop in...

Discovering the Power of Kaizen Idea Boards at the Society for...

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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...

Does Al Qaeda Do a Better Job of Sharing Kaizen Ideas...

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I saw an interesting article in The Telegraph: "Revealed: al-Qaeda's 22 tips for dodging drones." Apparently, the Al Qaeda terror network is responding to the...

Healthcare Kaizen: The Suggestion Box is Dead

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBmcokWStLk This webinar was held with guest presenter, Mark Graban of https://www.leanblog.org/ Suggestion box programs, while well intended, usually fail to engage employees in any improvement,...

Announcing a “Healthcare Kaizen” Workshop in Denver, April 11

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I'm going to be in Denver to participate in a "lean healthcare" panel on April 12 through the Colorado Healthcare Strategy & Management group. While...

Start 2013 with “The Spirit of Kaizen”

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As we enter the new year, it's a great time to reflect back on 2012 - what worked and what didn't work... what do...

5 Questions on “Healthcare Kaizen”

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Thanks to my friend Matt May (check out his new book The Laws of Subtraction) for hosting "5 Questions" about my latest book  Healthcare...

Video: Kaizen vs. the Suggestion Box

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Thanks to the Lean Enterprise Institute for recording this short video when we were at the recent Northeast Shingo Prize conference. In this video, I...