Monthly Archives: January 2010
It’s not “lean” to wait 150 days for an MRI
This news story, "Ottawa Hospital seeks fourth MRI machine," from Ottawa describes an unfortunate situation where 90% of patients had been waiting 360 days...
And the #2 Lean Blog Reader Country Is…
... the United Kingdom. Following up on the question I posed last week, asking readers to guess the percentage of U.S. blog readership and...
Notes on a Talk by Eric Ries at MIT on “Lean Startup”
One of my goals for the next few weeks is to catch up on blogging about some great speakers I've seen recently. Coming soon,...
Only 11 Minutes of Value in an NFL Game?
Saturday's Wall Street Journal had an article ("11 Minutes of Action") with analysis that said something my wife noticed a long time ago -...
What You’re Searching For, January 2010 Edition
It's been a while since I've done a "What You're Searching For" Post, where I pull out items from my blog's stats, the keyword...
University of Michigan and other hospitals in the news
This article from Detroit's Crain's Business Journal ("Lean machine: Health care follows auto's lead, gears up for efficiency") highlights a growing lean healthcare movement...
Reader Quiz – Guess the Lean Blog Global Readership
Here's something new to try -- a way of giving away a copy of my book Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee...
Guest Post: CEOs and Kaizen
Today's post is an email written by Patrick M. Anderson, Executive Director of Chugachmiut, Inc., the Tribal consortium created to promote self-determination to the...
LeanBlog Video Podcast #9 – Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S.
Episode #9 is a new video discussion with Dr. Bahri, the "World's First Lean Dentist" (see also Video Podcast #5). Today we talk about...
LeanBlog Podcast #82: Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S.
Podcast #82 is another discussion with with Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., a dentist from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a pioneer in using Lean methods...
Everyone a Problem Solver?
A phrase I keep hearing more of in the Lean world, even at a few hospitals is that leaders want "everyone to be a...
Is This Video about Hand Hygiene Helpful?
On Twitter last week, Tom Peters wrote:
This is the wrong premise - it's not that doctors (and nurses, for that matter) aren't smart or...
