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Joseph E. Swartz is the Administrative Director of Business Transformation for Franciscan St. Francis Health of Indianapolis, Indiana. He has been leading continuous improvement efforts for over 20 years, including seven years in healthcare, and has led more than 200 Lean and Six Sigma improvement projects. Joseph is the co-author of Seeing David in the Stone and was previously an instructor at the University of Wisconsin. Joseph earned an MS in Management from Purdue University as a Krannert Scholar for academic excellence. Joseph is co-author of the Shingo Award-winning book Healthcare Kaizen and The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen.
By Joseph E. Swartz (in honor of my father, James B. Swartz)
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How Standard Should Standard Improvement Boards Be?
Guest Post by Joe Swartz: At Franciscan Health, we were struggling to create a system-wide standard for our…
Kaizen Coaching: Avoid the Shut Down
Mark's Note: Today brings another guest post from Joe Swartz, my co-author for our Healthcare Kaizen series of…
Kaizen Coaching – The First Rule: Keep Ideas with the Creator
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Joe Swartz, my co-author for the books Healthcare Kaizen and The Executive…
Guest Post: Lean and Six Sigma (and My Son) Require Skills-Based Learning
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Joe Swartz, my co-author for the book Healthcare Kaizen and the…