Here's the latest installment of “Key Tweets,” a post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from the week. Follow me @MarkGraban and join the fun and the conversation. See the previous installments of Key Tweets here.
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That's not what was supposed to happen… pic.twitter.com/VTGj0LpWuu
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 4, 2015
Helpful standardization: Providers urged to switch to metric measures to prevent medication errors http://t.co/iHwrlromdZ #patientsafety
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 4, 2015
Does laying off nurses really reduce costs if patient safety & care suffers w/ less bedside time? http://t.co/ffZy3JcG4S via @montereyherald
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 4, 2015
So often I hear hospital people say "they won't let us label our cabinets 'cause it looks bad." Really? pic.twitter.com/yJ9VD9YVBo
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 4, 2015
Books on sale at @hcvalue including 2 of mine. I'm now reading about "humble inquiry" in another Ed Schein book pic.twitter.com/vz0e0sjbV3
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 4, 2015
Ongoing kaizen at the ThedaCare Center @HCValue pic.twitter.com/2QmKHL6qPb
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 4, 2015
Wise words on #lean and #kaizen from John Shook pic.twitter.com/qtCUPHqGtp
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 4, 2015
The hotel is not responsible, however, for you accidentally grabbing decaf coffee. Couldn't this be clearer? pic.twitter.com/XVY9BsUUl3
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 5, 2015
"Waste is not just consuming a third of health-care spending; it’s costing people’s lives." http://t.co/xPKSytZaqg
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 5, 2015
Join the movement to improve the healthcare system. Learn more at #HCSummit15 in Dallas, TX http://t.co/2GpiloVOXM pic.twitter.com/4G8bNvRCMr
— Catalysis (@HCValue) May 5, 2015
If You Double Your Productivity, Will You Double My Pay? — by Scott Adams http://t.co/QQWVYrIqY0 via @Dilbert_Daily
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 6, 2015
Read & commented: Continuous Improvement is Good, But Is It #Lean? http://t.co/peNiroJyE4
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 6, 2015
Spent the day at @ThedaCareHealth Tues & it emphasized that #lean is about leadership, coaching, #kaizen, teamwork, not simple use of tools
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 6, 2015
"If You've "Liked" Any Of These, You're Not Thinking Lean " | https://t.co/nQyY8Qpsa7 pic.twitter.com/qH7V8EJ8nH
— Rob van Stekelenborg (@dumontis) May 6, 2015
Oh it's ask why 5 times THEN jump to conclusions? ;-) https://t.co/UWNVbx3YQf
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 6, 2015
Good piece: Why #lean manufacturing has a serious PR problem http://t.co/vkbc28OMxH via @bizjournals
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 6, 2015
Does #lean work in healthcare? Another example that says "yes" @MemorialCareHS @HCValue leadership & knowledge pic.twitter.com/6EHpgRWwZn
— Michael Stoecklein (@MikeStoecklein) May 6, 2015
Whats my favorite band? Fishbone, of course.
— Dr. Les Muda (@DoctorMuda) May 6, 2015
Of course you need "cushions" for variability: Hospitals turn to just-in-time buying to control supply chain costs http://t.co/i2jjrC5hdH
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 7, 2015
Toussaint: An org can't have 50 "true north" goals and 240 top priority projects… need to focus … cc @KarenMartinOpEx
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 7, 2015
Jury awards $21M in fatal brain surgery mix-up (after mixing up her CT scan results) http://t.co/bW1fQlh9qE via @freep #patientsafety
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 8, 2015
NHS Trust WRONGLY tells 850 patients they might have cancer ("administration error") http://t.co/xjA1NSKmtz
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 9, 2015
New #LeanMeme! Go To See? Pish Tosh http://t.co/aFaeQYyOtM #lean #leanstartup
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 11, 2015
The term is "continuous improvement," not "episodic improvement." #lean #kaizen
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 11, 2015
"I am curious, did the CEO's of these hospitals have their salaries or benefit packages cut?" http://t.co/9D8iZftumo via @courierjournal
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 12, 2015
In our webinar, @nbodek told us how Mirai Industries in Japan pays employees $6 for every mistake they report. Wow. #Kaizen.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 12, 2015
When he’s wrong about something important yet speaks confidently about his position, a lot of people will follow him. http://t.co/9aunxzQJD8
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 12, 2015
This is not really #Lean. My Dutch friends, for example, use Lean to free up time for nurses to talk MORE w patients https://t.co/lr8zTyzVYD
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 12, 2015
This isn't a good sign. Nurses love real #Lean. What has gone wrong in Saskatchewan? https://t.co/mpllbEXErk
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 12, 2015
People who bash "assembly-line_________"seem to not realize there are bad assembly lines and good assembly lines (better quality, workplace)
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 12, 2015
It's a shame that all their efforts have apparently given #Lean a bad name… infographic via @SUNnurses pic.twitter.com/hwpBg0BmBx
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 12, 2015
"#Lean leaders don’t have to have a position of authority." – @AndreaMRoussel http://t.co/jZGWt3JZaV See what it means to be a lean leader.
— Gregory Jacobson (@GregHJacobson) May 12, 2015
Saw a blog post where "outsourcing" was listed as a #lean principle. I've never once heard that from Toyota as a TPS idea, or lean books
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 13, 2015
@MarkGraban RT @darrenrovell: Sign(s) Of The Day (via @RiffRaff41) pic.twitter.com/x301zp4VWV
— Brian McGovern (@Brian_McGovern) May 13, 2015
Because it's totally reasonable to leave a desk lamp on all night in the hotel room. pic.twitter.com/U0lbpn1LNj
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 14, 2015
Clever post by @MaggieMillard88 "The Macgyver," and 7 Other Continuous Improvement Awards You NEED http://t.co/Cs9zKz76SJ cc @kainexus
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/MarkGraban/status/598854652571049985
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