Monthly Archives: March 2012
Danger vs. Hysteria — “Pink Slime” & Medical Errors (and a Guest Post)
My friend Mike Thelen, who works in the dairy industry, has a guest post I'm going to publish next week talking about the seemingly...
ASQ Influential Voices: Selling Quality?
In this month's "ASQ Influential Voices" series, ASQ President Paul Borawski asked, "How Do You "Sell" Quality?," particularly to senior execs and CEOs. Paul...
Interested in a Possible Lean Healthcare Study Trip to Japan?
This is all somewhat preliminary, but I've been talking to the folks at the Kaizen Institute about helping organize a study trip to Japan,...
Protecting Patients *IS* Affordable Care
Just heard on CNN, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts:
"... Congress had a balanced intent. You can't look at another provision and say...
How hospitals are implementing lean healthcare practices
Under Blog Break rules, I'll just post this article that I was quoted extensively in: "Author: Hospitals can use lean techniques to drive improvements...
Guest Post – #LeanProblems
Mark's Note: Here is the second guest post from Christina Kach. Read her first contribution here. Today's post builds on last week's "Chuck Norris"...
Podcast Interview on “Lean Healthcare” for the ScrumCast Show
Today, I'd like to share a podcast where the ScrumCast hosts, Derek Neighbors and Clayton Lengel-Zigich, interviewed me about Lean in healthcare. Their audience...
The More Sophisticated Brains – Robots or Employees?
Last week, an article in the Wall Street Journal caught my eye:
"The Robots Are Coming to Hospitals: A New Breed of Blue-Collar Robots...
94% of Problems Are Really Caused By… Chuck Norris?
Since the webinar I'm doing later today for Gemba Academy (Using SPC to Make Better Management Decisions) allows me to cite the late great...
Full “Healthcare Kaizen” Book Website Launches
My co-author, Joe Swartz, and I did a soft launch a few weeks back, but we're happy to announce that the full website for...
Dr. John Toussaint Video Lecture on Healthcare Quality & Lean
Here is an hour-long lecture given by John Toussaint, MD - shared by the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. There isn't a lot of...
Registration Open for 2012 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
For the third year, my good friends at the Lean Enterprise Institute, the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, and the Healthcare Value Network are...
