Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest during my blog break (somewhat of a break):
- John Toussaint's new book: Potent Medicine: The Collaborative Cure for Healthcare
- Premier touts Saskatchewan's ‘lean' health-care gains (Globe & Mail)
- Paul Levy's hospital gemba visit while in Saskatchewan
- Mass. hospitals promise openness, apologies (Boston Globe) – Should we better handle tragedies or work harder to prevent them?
- Local hospital patients now given bar code wristbands (KLPC TV) – Let's hope staff don't learn to circumvent this protective measure as happens at some hospitals
- ll-iterate! Hospital red-faced as misspelled entrance sign reads ‘HOSPITRAL' (UK Mail Online)
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Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker who has worked in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. His latest book is Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More. He is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. He also published 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.
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An article on Paul Levy’s presentation in Sask. about transparency and reducing infection rates at BIDMC:
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You post more during a “break” than I do when I’m available. :D
I’m reminded of the Chicago song “Hard Habit to Break.”