Tag: Safety

Sharing Thoughts on World Patient Safety Day 2020

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Today is the World Health Organization "World Patient Safety Day 2020." Patient safety is not just an American healthcare issue -- see some statistics I...

Announcing a New Book — A Playbook for Habitual Excellence: A...

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I'm very excited that one of the projects that I've been working on over the past few months has come to fruition. It's an eBook,...

Great Piece: “Health Care Workers Protect Us. It’s Time to Protect...

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Today, I wanted to share an excellent article written by Dr. John Toussaint (of Catalysis) and Ken Segel (of Value Capture): Ken and John were...

When “Required” Doesn’t Actually Mean Required When it Comes to Masks...

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tl;dr: Airlines, including American and Delta say that masks are "required" on board, but enforcement of this supposed requirement is spotty, at best. It...

Thoughts on Reopening Workplaces Safely

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I was asked by a writer for Forbes.com to share some thoughts on re-opening workplaces safely (or as safely as reasonably possible). Here is...

Standard Work for Being as Safe as Possible When Staying at...

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Here is the second post in a series about how to be safe when traveling (if you have to now or when things start...

Standard Work for Being as Safe as Possible When Refueling Your...

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It's possible that I could start traveling again for my healthcare consulting work next month... or maybe in July. My colleagues at Value Capture...

Living Well in Small Places [Video Chat & Webinar Recording]

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Thanks to Emily Elrod for inviting me to do a video chat webinar as part of a series that she has been running recently...

The Late Paul O’Neill’s Playbook for Habitual Excellence [Video]

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Today, I went for a brisk 50-minute walk on a sunny morning and my companion was the voice of the late Paul O'Neill as...

Remembering a Great Leader, Paul O’Neill (1935-2020)

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It was a sad weekend, hearing about the passing of Paul H O'Neill, Sr. on Saturday. He was 84. I had the good fortune to...

Is Your Hospital Punishing or Encouraging People’s Necessary Creativity During the...

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This blog post is a collaboration with a Lean healthcare consulting friend of mine, who heard another unfortunate story from his sister, an emergency...

For Covid-19 Preparedness, Hospitals Need More Than Written Protocols

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I've been thinking a lot about hospitals and how they're preparing for the expected tsunami of Covid-19 patients who will need ICU beds and...