Here's the latest installment of “Key Tweets,” a (usually) weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from the week, including pictures and other interesting stuff.
You can follow me @MarkGraban and join the fun and the conversation, but you don't need a Twitter account to view any of this. See the previous installments of Key Tweets.
One half of this @AmericanAir sandwich is not like the other. pic.twitter.com/A2XsZQB4cg
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 3, 2017
@MarkGraban observes it's Kaizen time in our Dialysis unit – making time for improvement is a core leader behavior in #theccim pic.twitter.com/MFZLV2RppL
— Nate Hurle (@NateHurle) May 1, 2017
I liked a @YouTube video https://t.co/3Saohta2jH IEX Webinar One Piece Patient Flow Dr Sami Bahri, DDS
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) April 30, 2017
The author of "Cork Dork" wasn't following the wine inventory system at the restaurant where she worked. pic.twitter.com/KLtJojVvMP
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) April 30, 2017
[Cartoon] Money to Burn / Dumpster Fire Fighting in Healthcare – #Lean Blog with @CarrieSchurman art https://t.co/xANUYlpSqX pic.twitter.com/V2VoQVmdMC
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 1, 2017
From LinkedIn. Seems totes legit. pic.twitter.com/BtxAlyKRiE
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 1, 2017
You can do an X-matrix in @KaiNexus Version 2.1.6 https://t.co/Sr0jdRDjlY pic.twitter.com/dJfwwuJOZ6
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 2, 2017
$1700 raised so far: Practicing #Lean – A Book About Our Lean Journeys – Mark Graban https://t.co/APtsp1WWve pic.twitter.com/84rebIxGSU
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 2, 2017
Rev Cycle Sr Dir Sue Milheim sharing with @MarkGraban Org Alignment work in our Finance division. Aligned metrics Sr Leader to frontline pic.twitter.com/viQikbAVWZ
— Nate Hurle (@NateHurle) May 2, 2017
Why does happen in so many hospitals of different types? This time, military medicine: https://t.co/R1UHHGYbsl #lean #patientsafety
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 2, 2017
New minimum price set to zero — #Lean Blog: Sports by Mark Graban [@Leanpub PDF/iPad/Kindle] https://t.co/hbEgNsRDmn
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 2, 2017
Not sure I'd trust Congress to fix anything, but @AmericanAir announced removing 2" of economy legroom on new 737s https://t.co/oM1PqrsP9w
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 3, 2017
“nurses were seen running through the hospital in a desperate search for nasal oxygen tubes during an emergency” https://t.co/2IjPlOflvQ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 3, 2017
“They have no inventory system. They don’t know what they have or what they are going to need.” https://t.co/EMiKc6hxDu
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 3, 2017
The lack of airline competition through consolidation increases passenger choice? How Orwellian. pic.twitter.com/QkMS2MVPvV
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 3, 2017
No, #SixSigma is not a #Lean principle. pic.twitter.com/AYUp6wZnSP
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 3, 2017
Article by Dr. @GregHJacobson #Kaizen: A Method of Process Improvement in the Emergency Department https://t.co/giZLOxJWQ1 #Lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 3, 2017
Good grief, the "Dean of #Lean." Sounds like a self-appointed title. pic.twitter.com/SIueMWGqNi
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 4, 2017
Time will tell if this is good root cause corrective action or just kabuki theatre. https://t.co/37iBWWj4vb
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 4, 2017
From 2010 — Everett Clinc Video, Redux – The Need for SPC Thinking – #Lean Blog https://t.co/3cN93UdJWC #Deming pic.twitter.com/ACvCnwIqEv
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 4, 2017
It's always a treat and an honor to facilitate famed #Deming Red Bead Experiment. Eye opening learning experience every time, esp. for me pic.twitter.com/9YZVoP0M48
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 5, 2017
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.