Monthly Archives: July 2011
Collected Quality & Cost Results from Healthcare Value Network Members
I was at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value office a few months ago when Dr. John Toussaint reported that he had gotten a...
A Discussion with Group Health Leaders on Lean & Medical Home – Dr. Claire...
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This episode is a discussion with two leaders from Group Health Cooperative, a consumer-governed, nonprofit health care system based in Seattle, Washington. My guests...
Warning: You Can’t Even Draw a Map with this “Value Stream Mapper” App
If you are a Twitter user and follow the #Lean hashtag on Twitter, you might have seen a lot of noise from a company...
A Great Poster in a Lean Hospital Lab – Asking Why
As a student of Dr. W. Edwards Deming's books and teachings, I'm not a big fan of slogans and posters in the workplace.
Last week,...
A “Lean Startup” Approach to an Audiobook for “Lean Hospitals?”
I've been asked many times over the past few years, mainly by physicians and other healthcare professionals, about an audiobook version of my book,...
A Call for (Daily) Healthcare Kaizen Examples
As regular readers know, I'm working on a second book: Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Improvements. My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I...
Horrible Bosses – The Movie and Real Life Stories
Did anybody see the new movie, the comedy "Horrible Bosses" this weekend? If so, leave a comment and let us know what you thought...
Join me at the Michigan Lean Consortium’s Conference Aug 10-11
If you're in Michigan, come join me and a great crew for the first annual Michigan Lean Consortium conference near Traverse City, Aug 10...
Mark Graban Speaking Highlights Video; Story that Previews my 2nd Edition Book
I've posted a new video on YouTube, about 5 minutes of sections of a presentation I gave at the 2010 Shingo Prize Conference on...
Question – How Does My Bill Factor into Healthcare Spending Totals?
$2.5 trillion dollars a year. 17.6% of the United States Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
These are big numbers that get thrown around a lot...
What Makes a Hospital Great? Culture
This has been sitting in my "to blog about" queue since March, but I wanted to catch up and post this article: "What Makes...
A Lean Guy Reads Inc. Magazine, July/August 2011
The articles from the July/August 2011 issue of Inc. Magazine aren't online yet, but there are two things I wanted to go ahead and...
