Stuff I’m Reading, April 3, 2012: Pink Slime, Healthcare Cost Transparency, and Bye-Bye Budgeting
Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest:
- Pink slime bankruptcy: After the backlash, what's next for beef? (follow up to this post)
- 4 Projects Show Patient Safety, Quality Success at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Health care expert sees transparency, cutting waste as keys to true reform (Dr. John Toussaint)
- How dirty medical devices expose patients to infection
- Let Patients Help, Cost-Cutting Edition, Part 3: Shopping for my next CT scan (by e-Patient Dave)
- Bye-Bye to Annual Budgeting? (at ThedaCare)
Mark Graban
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.