#GivingTuesday: The Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation Mark Graban Nov 28, 2017 0 Blog Today is a day known as "Giving Tuesday," to follow up the commercially-driven "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday"…
Sorta Live Blogging Fox News “Beware! Danger at the Doctor” (Part 1) Mark Graban Jun 26, 2016 2 Blog Recently, Chris Jerry, a friend in the patient safety movement (pictured, at left) told me that he was going to be…
Podcast #207 – Chris Jerry, The Emily Jerry Foundation, on Preventing… Mark Graban Aug 28, 2014 3 Blog MP3 File (run time 49:30) Episode #207 is part two of my conversation with Chris Jerry,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Transcript of Podcasts #203 & #207 – Chris Jerry, The Emily Jerry… Mark Graban Jun 23, 2014 2 Blog LeanBlog Podcast #203 Check out the page for this episode with links and more information Listen to the episode…
Podcast #203 – Chris Jerry, Part 1 on the Death of His Daughter Emily Due to… Mark Graban Jun 22, 2014 7 Blog MP3 File (run time 40:21) | Listen via YouTube Read the transcript My guest for Episode!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Why Every Week Should be Patient Safety Awareness Week Mark Graban Mar 12, 2019 0 Blog My typing is a bit hampered after my finger surgery still. At least my surgery was safe and my outcomes seem to be!-->…
Patient Safety Awareness Week 2016: Still Much Work to be Done Mark Graban Mar 14, 2016 0 Blog This week is the annual Patient Safety Awareness Week. As the National Patient Safety Foundation says, "Every day…
The Shared Interests & Goals of Lean and the Patient Safety Movement Mark Graban Jan 22, 2016 0 Blog Later today and tomorrow, I'll be attending the annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit that's…
Giving Thanks for Lean, Kaizen, and Improvement (& A New Chapter from Paul… Mark Graban Nov 24, 2015 1 Blog Thursday is the American holiday of Thanksgiving, so I'm going to take the rest of the week off (and many of you…
When Warnings Aren’t Given or Heeded, People Die: Planes, Ice Cream &… Mark Graban Aug 12, 2015 5 Audio In healthcare, it's a well-known problem that people often don't speak up to point out risks or to report near…
Happy Holidays from Mark Graban & LeanBlog.org – A Song & Some… Mark Graban Dec 19, 2014 2 Blog 2014 has been a busy and exciting year. I've been very blessed. I've worked with great people and have learned so…
Irony – When An Advocate for Healthcare “Transparency” Hides Who… Mark Graban Jun 23, 2014 4 Blog I received a tweet the other day from what appears to be a patient safety advocacy group. That's always great to…
Some People Who Are Making a Difference for Patient Safety Mark Graban Mar 5, 2014 8 Blog This week is National Patient Safety Awareness Week. See my thoughts on this from 2012. Every week should be…
A Pharmacist’s Jail Cell Interview – What Good Does Blame Do? Mark Graban Mar 10, 2010 26 Best Here's one to ponder and comment on - does putting a pharmacist in jail for six months and ruining his career and…