Dr. Gary Kaplan and Virginia Mason Medical Center’s “War on…
A few of you sent me this article from Modern Healthcare (thanks!):
Virginia Mason Health CEO Dr. Gary…
What Virginia Mason’s CEO Dr. Gary Kaplan Warns Against With #Lean
Dr. Gary Kaplan is the CEO of Seattle's Virginia Mason Medical Center, considered one of the world leaders in the…
Dr. Gary Kaplan’s Introduction to “The Executive Guide to Healthcare…
It's been just over five years since the first edition of my book Lean Hospitals was released and just over a…
Dr. Gary Kaplan’s Piece on Lean for the Institute of Medicine
Here is a commentary that was written by Gary S. Kaplan, MD, the CEO of Virginia Mason Medical Center:
"The…
Dr. Gary Kaplan, CEO of Virginia Mason, on Healthcare Morale
It might only be free (brief registration required) for a limited time, but there's a great video of Dr. Kaplan…
“Lean ROI” Interview with Virginia Mason CEO, Gary Kaplan, M.D.
Those who follow Lean healthcare know that Virginia Mason Medical Center, in Seattle, is one of the world's leaders…
Upcoming WIHI Broadcast with Toussaint, Spear, and Kaplan
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has a free podcast/audio series called WIHI. My friend e-Patient…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: September 24, 2021
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…
When the CEO is Leading the Health System Transformation, Great Things Can Happen
You might not be a regular listener of the Habitual Excellence podcast, presented by Value Capture (and hosted by…
New eBook — Lasting Impact: Leaders Share Lessons From Paul O’Neill
As I blogged about back in August, the team at Value Capture released an eBook that was built around…
Podcast #357 — Dr. Michael Conroy on Lean as a Chief Medical Officer
Joining me today for episode #357 is Michael Conroy, M.D., the Chief Medical Officer of Sutter Medical Group…
It’s Hard to Ask Leaders to Change the System in Which They’ve Risen…
The other day, I stumbled across an old article that I remember, as it was published in the Wall Street Journal in…
Bob Lutz on Tesla, Threats, & Communication About Quality – and…
Hat tip to Stan Feingold from StoreSMART (a Lean Blog sponsor) for sending me this article:
Bob Lutz Talks…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: May 10, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
A group of Winnipeg physicians is opening a clinic…
2018 Lean Healthcare Draft – Mock Draft Projections and Exclusive Fake…
Tonight is the start of the NFL Draft, which almost gets as much coverage nowadays as a Presidential election.…
5 Years Since the Publication of “Healthcare Kaizen” –…
One thing I like about Facebook is the way it reminds you about things that happened on this date in previous…
The Advice about #Lean That Your Hospital CEO Should Be Getting
Art Byrne's latest book, The Lean Turnaround Action Guide, has a lot of great tips that he's trying to share, CEO…
What’s Up at Virginia Mason Medical Center? Top Rankings & Joint…
I want to preface this post by saying it's mostly about questions, not answers. I've had many readers and…