Monthly Archives: October 2012
KaiNexus Education Video #6 – Improve Continually
Here is the sixth in our series of short, simple Kaizen education videos from KaiNexus, a software startup where I am on the management team. We...
Podcast #159 – John Toussaint, MD, on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report, Best...
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A returning guest for episode #159 is John Toussaint, MD, the CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value and the author of the...
Back from Vacation; Chinese Translation; Champagne Gemba Time
I'm back from vacation and, as with any good vacation, I'm trying to get back into the swing of things with work and the...
Guest Post: Lean for Local Government – Pursuing Service Excellence
Mark's note: Thanks to all of the wonderful guest bloggers who contributed to this space over the past two weeks. Today's post is by...
Guest Post: 7 tips for Communicating in a Brain-Friendly Way
Mark's note: I'm back from vacation, but I have a few more great guest posts today and tomorrow as I get back into...
Guest Post: Taking Tragic Healthcare Stories for Granted?
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is, again, from a great friend of mine and this blog, Dean Bliss, of the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. Check...
Guest Post: Kaizen and Passion
Mark's note: Today's guest post is from a friend of mine from The Netherlands. I had a chance to visit Marc and his hospital...
Guest Post: 11 Common Misconceptions About Lean
Mark's note: Here's another great vacation guest post by Jeff Hajek:
By Jeff Hajek
Despite having been fairly main stream for going on three decades now,...
How Do You Find a Lean Healthcare Person?
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is from a great friend of mine and this blog, Dean Bliss, of the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. Check out...
Guest Post: Kaizen’s Test for the Best
Today's guest post is by Duke Rohe, a Quality Improvement Education Consultant at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. I know Duke from...
Guest Post: What’s Under Your Road to Improvement?
Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Dr. Mark Jaben, an emergency medicine physician who has also been working with KaiNexus.
If you drive...
Guest Post: The Tides of Change
Mark's note: Ankit Patel is a returning guest blogger and a good friend in the world of Lean and Lean Healthcare. Check out his...
