JPS patients get shortchanged as cash surpluses keep growing
This linked article is a preview of what I'll be blogging about next. I'm trying an experiment in posting an article first… what comments do you have? Don't worry, I'm not totally outsourcing the blogging to the readers :-)
What a mess. Reading stuff like this will help you see the opportunities for Lean — well, it's not just “Lean” but some good leadership. Maybe a mess like the hospital described in the article is beyond repair. It's embarrassing that this is the local county hospital in my area.
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Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker who has worked in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. He is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. His most recent book is the anthology Practicing Lean that benefits the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation, where Mark is a board member. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus. His latest book has been released as an "in-progress" book, titled Measures of Success.
Hopefully the problems are not beyond repair, but perhaps a little self-analysis is necessary to ensure that the problems are recognized. Using only the article as a basis, it appears that the organization may be in a state of denial about the extent of the problems. I hope that’s not the case, for the sake of the patients ans the community.
Thanks for the unfortunate peek into what Hillary Care would be like… yikes.
Hillary CARE ??? Hillary CARE ??? Those 2 words don’t even work together. Hillary cares about Hillary and whether or not she will be capable of SHREEKING one more time in the White House for another 8 years… YEEEEEEKS !!!!