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Great news from my publisher today – our new book Healthcare Kaizen is in stock at the CRC Press / Productivity Press warehouse and it’s shipping! They are sending out the pre-orders first, but should have enough copies for new…
I’ve been busy over the past year working with the startup KaiNexus. Our technology is now being used (or in the process of going live) in nine medical centers / health systems in the U.S. We have published our first…
I’ve done a number of radio interviews recently to talk about our soon-to-be-released book Healthcare Kaizen. I haven’t posted them all here, but check out this page for links to what is already been aired (MP3 files). In at least…
Last weekend, I watched a show on the Smithsonian Channel that was an interesting contrast to the CNN show I blogged about yesterday (“A Lean Guy Watches “CNN’s 25 Shocking Medical Mistakes“). The Smithsonian show was about aviation safety: “AIR…
Did anybody else see this show hosted to Elizabeth Cohen on CNN last weekend, titled “25 Shocking Medical Mistakes“? You can see a video preview or read the transcript online. I’m not sure if the whole show is available online…
Since many organizations might block The Onion website, I decided to post this in the “weekend fun” category: Quick-Lube Shop Masters Electronic Record Keeping Six Years Before Medical Industry The headline pretty much says it all, but there’s a short…
What a great time on Thursday with Masaaki Imai! We were hosted by a non-profit organization, SightLife, that has used Lean to improve the way they collect, process, and ship corneas to transplant patients around the world. It’s a bit…
Today is an exciting day for me, as I’ll get to meet a famed Kaizen guru – Masaaki Imai. We are in Seattle for one leg of his tour to promote the release of the 2nd edition of his classic…
Ontario’s Peterborough Regional Medical Centre is about 18 months into their Lean transformation. They are being featured in a series of four articles in their local newspaper, the first two of which are already out. Article one: LEAN machine at…
ASQ and others have announced the passing of a quality legend, Dr. Genichi Taguchi, in Japan, at age 88. Dr. Taguchi is known for, among other methods, the Taguchi Loss Function and other statistical quality improvement methods. He was awarded the…
Here’s a nice interview with Kathryn Correia, CEO of HealthEast in Minnesota, a former ThedaCare executive: “Lean approach at HealthEast.” From the piece: Correia is a firm believer in “Lean Business,” a management framework popularized in the 1997 book by…
Following up on my notes from Day 1, here are some notes and key points from Day 2 of the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. It was great to meet and get reacquainted with so many blog and book readers. It’s…
