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.
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Literally a sign of a broken O.R. culture? Photo from 2006… pic.twitter.com/4abPwa5W2u
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 15, 2017
"Experienced ER nurses leave because their work environment sucks" https://t.co/CYLyMA3ndQ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 14, 2017
Adventures in medication labeling… https://t.co/5ZN7UFtdTe
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 15, 2017
Not a good example of error proofing… photo from my 2006 archives, pre-#Lean at this hospital. pic.twitter.com/CS8fLqWsME
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 15, 2017
Also not good error proofing… from a hospital pharmacy. A factory would use "lock out / tag out" methods. pic.twitter.com/0V4jzdM8Nc
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 15, 2017
“I think warning labels are an effective way of dealing with this.” I disagree… warning labels aren't effective https://t.co/QDJOxLQkVa
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 17, 2017
“Eye Care Air trains all caregivers in fear reduction, teamwork, and safety.” https://t.co/qrtmj5p3zz
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 15, 2017
Capture MORE Improvements with Continuous Improvement Software (by @KaiNexus) https://t.co/QY5h8QjwW4 pic.twitter.com/EUDhAWjRcy
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 15, 2017
Not a well-written column… claims all medical errors get Root Cause Analysis… really? Pepole get punished? https://t.co/L8ptlc1GZV
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 15, 2017
Lean Roundup: #Lean in the News @Tomehrenfeld https://t.co/PTv1RkWMsO pic.twitter.com/r5rLhoEoPp
— Lean Enterprise Inst (@LeanDotOrg) May 16, 2017
“Pharmacists spent 16 weeks in four paediatric wards, detected 663 medication errors — an avg of 2.9 per patient.” https://t.co/WI5Sqz1Tpl
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 16, 2017
Webinar Recording: Digital Improvement Boards & KaiNexus – #Lean Blog https://t.co/jbzWVF0iUU
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 17, 2017
6 years ago today: Checklists Promoted and Debated on "Grey's Anatomy" – #Lean Blog https://t.co/gnkO5NvGPF
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 17, 2017
The statements of science are not of what is true and what is not true, but statements of what is known with different degrees of certainty. pic.twitter.com/ha9bnlTqWY
— Richard Feynman (@ProfFeynman) May 18, 2017
I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned. pic.twitter.com/f6faTkahgZ
— Richard Feynman (@ProfFeynman) March 18, 2017
Don't pay attention to "authorities", think for yourself. pic.twitter.com/Bl0OHw684x
— Richard Feynman (@ProfFeynman) May 17, 2017
Wisdom from a @lyft driver: "That's the problem in life, people make too many assumptions."
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 18, 2017
New @TJCommission journal study: How @ConnectionsAZ1 used #Lean to improve throughput & safety #behavioralhealth https://t.co/kyOVjxWiFu
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 18, 2017
Elon Musk says they're not greedy… they just can't afford better safety because they're losing $$? https://t.co/sGoJNo2erM pic.twitter.com/XmZDT7MsaJ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 18, 2017
These things come in threes… just heard about a 3rd healthcare org this week that fired the #Lean group in the name of cost cutting. Sad.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 19, 2017
What lessons can we learn from somebody spray painting DEMO on a building? #Lean #PatientSafety https://t.co/jrQ0pdHsKP pic.twitter.com/6SrXlrmeRE
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 19, 2017
Good advice. Poor mistake proofing. pic.twitter.com/gWGEtbwwgp
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 19, 2017
Gaming the system… fudging the numbers… it's never surprising. pic.twitter.com/ET66OQYv7N
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 19, 2017
If there are only 2 active employee ideas, why do you need to prioritize them on a PICK chart? Is that overprocessing? Wasted motion? pic.twitter.com/snwBEXWDIb
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 19, 2017
A great article for industrial engineers like me. Or those interested in waiting lines & queues. https://t.co/s9McwBHPqi
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 20, 2017
GM CEO Roger Smith dreamed of a lights-put factory too. Wasted billions. Ahead of his time? https://t.co/m5eKXpUMI3 pic.twitter.com/dsvuXgFs1t
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) May 20, 2017
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