Lean Whiskey #38: Toasting the U.S. Micro Whiskey of the Year (Glenns Creek OCD… Mark Graban Jan 20, 2023 0 Lean Whiskey Listen: What do you do when you are chosen as Jim Murray's US Micro Whiskey of the Year? You pop in!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
View Now: Panel Discussion Webinar on the Proposed National Patient Safety Board Mark Graban Jan 18, 2023 0 Blog I'm happy to have hosted and moderated a panel discussion format webinar that was sponsored by Value Capture. !-->!-->!-->…
Highlights From the Value Capture Blog and Podcast: Patient Safety, Nurses, and… Mark Graban May 8, 2022 0 Blog Today, I'd like to share a recent blog post and a few podcasts from the Value Capture website. First off is a!-->!-->!-->…
Two Recent Webinars: Learning Organizations and Patient Safety [Recordings] Mark Graban Apr 15, 2022 0 Blog This week, I hosted and moderated two webinars in the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinars series. The!-->…
Sharing Thoughts on World Patient Safety Day 2020 Mark Graban Sep 17, 2020 0 Blog Today is the World Health Organization "World Patient Safety Day 2020." Patient safety is not just an American!-->!-->!-->…
Can Questions About Patient Safety Feel Psychologically Unsafe? Mark Graban Jan 23, 2020 0 Blog I think that working to reduce patient harm (to improve patient safety) is one of the most important (and most!-->…
The Path to Patient Safety in Japan (or Elsewhere): Reporting Problems, Solving… Mark Graban Jan 21, 2020 1 Blog As I blogged about this morning, don't forget that you can get a FREE Kindle copy of Practicing Lean today!-->!-->!-->…
When Doctors and Nurses are Afraid to Speak Up About Patient Safety Problems Mark Graban Jan 20, 2020 0 Blog The theme for the next couple of days on the blog is patient safety and the idea of "psychological safety" for!-->…
Podcast #354 — Kim Hollon on the CEO’s Role in Lean and Patient Safety… Mark Graban Jan 8, 2020 0 Interviews Joining me for episode #354 of the podcast is Kim Hollon, the CEO and President of Signature Healthcare, based!-->!-->!-->…
A Hospital CEO’s Humble Reflections on His Role in Lean and Patient Safety Mark Graban Dec 11, 2019 0 Blog Kim Hollon is CEO and President at Signature Healthcare. I don't know him well, but I've heard a lot of great!-->…
Podcast #352 — Dr. Fred Southwick, Teaching Quality, Patient Safety &… Mark Graban Nov 18, 2019 0 Interviews Joining me for Episode #352 of the podcast is Frederick Southwick, M.D. He is a Professor of Medicine and is!-->!-->!-->…
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!-->…
Podcast #329 – Mike Eisenberg, The Film “To Err is Human” and… Mark Graban Jan 21, 2019 0 Interviews Joining me today for Episode #329 of the podcast is Mike Eisenberg, the director, editor, and producer of the!-->!-->!-->…
#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"…
7 Barriers to Patient Safety According to Dr. Donald J. Berwick Mark Graban Jun 27, 2017 0 Blog Last month, I saw this article from the publication Hospitals & Health Networks (H&HN), where they…
#Throwback Thursday: My Interview with Paul O’Neill on Patient Safety &… Mark Graban Apr 20, 2017 0 Blog One of the highlights of my podcasting adventures was the opportunity to interview Paul H. O'Neill back in 2011.…
Dr. Deming on Why Improvement Stalls Out, Today’s Hospital Patient Safety… Mark Graban Mar 28, 2017 1 Blog Can leaders get some improvement just by asking for it? Does improvement stall out if we don't have a method for…
Improving Patient Safety in North Texas Mark Graban Nov 9, 2016 0 Blog I recently saw this article, as published in a printed magazine that arrived in the mail via the UNT Health Science…