Monthly Archives: May 2008
Lean meets Drinking Water
By Jason Turgeon:This week is National Drinking Water Week! If that doesn't excite you, think about the Lean implications of this dreadful story about...
"Real Lean," Volumes 1 and 2
I've had the opportunity to read Bob Emiliani's two collections of essays on "Real Lean" and I'm long overdue on posting about them. I'm...
"Just In Time Patients??"
Medical Leave -- Offshore Medicine -- Fast CompanyInteresting read here in the latest issue of Fast Company about a hospital in Thailand and...
Nursing Shortage Easing?
Slowdown's Side Effect: More Nurses - WSJ.com:Not a Lean article, but a major issue for hospitals is a shortage of nurses. With the economy...
The Power of Asking "Why?"
reportonbusiness.com: Asking 'why' again and again is harder than you think, but it works
It's kind of neat to see a column about the "5...
Martin Hinckley on Mistake Proofing (Poka-Yoke) [Podcast]
This is LeanBlog Podcast episode #42 with Dr.C. Martin Hinckley, of the firm Assured Quality. He is the author of the book Make No...
A Pharmacy’s Long Turnaround Time?
Star-Telegram.com: | 05/06/2008 | LETTERSOK, so we're piling on JPS Hospital at this point.. but this letter to the editor caught my eye today:One...
"Loving Lean" is Way Better Than "Lean and Mean"
Health Care: Loving Lean -- Seattle Business MonthlyIt's so nice to see a Lean overview article, yet alone Lean healthcare, that doesn't use the...
Paying for Hospital Activity
B.C. considers radical shift in hospital funding, based on patients treatedThis is something that I just recently learned about the Canadian health system --...
Obvious Incentives for Coverups
The Associated Press: FAA tries again to fix cover-up of air safety errors:It's always disturbing to hear about cover ups and systemic problems related...
The Shift from Factories to Hospitals
Factories Fading, Hospitals Step In - WSJIt's inevitable -- as manufacturing jobs decline and our population ages, more people will shift from manufacturing jobs...
Problems at JPS Hospital, Part 2
Star-Telegram.com: | 04/28/2008 | Trapped in a waiting game at JPSUpdate: For those who didn't catch the update to Monday's post, it was announced...
