Tag: Healthcare

Back in 2007, I published a post about the disparity in pricing for blue plastic bins that are often used for Lean "5S" practices...

As he mentioned on his blog, John Toussaint has co-authored a piece that was published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings: "The Promise of Lean in...

Thanks to ASQ for posting an audio interview they did with me last month about my book (with Joe Swartz),  Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line...

Thanks to 24x7 Mag for publishing my piece, targeted a bit toward hospital biomed departments, but I think there's general applicability: Article link: "To Fix...

Listen My guest for podcast #160 is Joseph S. Guarisco, M.D., FAAEM, FACEP. Dr. Guarisco is currently Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine and...

Last week, the New York Times published a piece called "Don't Just Talk About Change. Show It," written by Mick Wilz, an employee at...

On Friday, I had a great opportunity to teach a class of healthcare professionals at the  Master of Business Operational Excellence (MBOE) program at...

Note: Not sure why my blog plugin thinks the links are bad (crossed out), but they work if you click on them: Back in June,...

Kevin, from BC, shared this video with me about Lean healthcare. It's only 2.5 minutes long and it has a fun visual style. I'll give...

I sometimes do a "What I'm Reading" post where I share links to good stuff I've read recently. Today, I'm dedicating such a post...

Here is a nice story that's been in my blog's "to write about" inventory since late October: "Participation in Lean events has renewed my...

If you liked my January 2011 podcast with Jack Billi, MD, from the University of Michigan Health System and Medical School, be sure to...