My Article: To Fix Health Care, We Need More “Kaizen”

0
0

Screen Shot 2013-01-06 at 10.04.00 AMThanks to 24×7 Mag for publishing my piece, targeted a bit toward hospital biomed departments, but I think there's general applicability:

Article link: “To Fix Health Care, We Need More “Kaizen

Health care professionals have plenty of ideas for improvement that they would like to contribute and implement, as they have incredible intrinsic motivation and passion for providing the best patient care. This is true in roles that provide direct patient care, and it is true in ancillary and support departments throughout our hospitals. Everybody wins when leaders at all levels create an environment where improvement happens every day. The safety of our patients and the financial health of our organizations (and our nation's health system) depend on it!

Read more…


What do you think? Please scroll down (or click) to post a comment. Or please share the post with your thoughts on LinkedIn.

Don't want to miss a post or podcast? Subscribe to get notified about posts via email daily or weekly.


Get New Posts Sent To You

Select list(s):
Previous articlePodcast #160 – Dr. Joe Guarisco, Emergency Department Process Improvement through Lean
Next articlePartial Transcript of Podcast #153 – Robert Maurer, PhD on Kaizen
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.