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In what looks like a badly Photoshopped cover – it’s a real photo, I’ve confirmed – INSIGHT Magazine, a Wisconsin business publication, has an article worth reading about Dr. John Toussaint and ThedaCare. The article link is here: “Dr. Ideas:…
Reminder: I’ll be on “The Lean Nation” today at 4 PM (more details) In this article about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, “Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s (rather run-of-the-mill) house: Facebook founder gives rare glimpse into his private life on Oprah“, there is…
Here is the latest in my “Week in Review” series for the week ending 9/26/10, featuring stories about a Toyota tour, a Don Berwick speech, and new NBA uniforms (and more). Please let me know what you think by adding…
It’s time for a Lean Blog feature I haven’t done in a while…. “A Lean Guy Reads _______”. I’ve done this before with the WSJ, Fortune, and USA Today (click here for past editions). This time, it’s Tuesday’s USA Today…
I was a supporter of Dr. Donald Berwick‘s nomination to head CMS (Medicare and Medicaid at a federal level) – not due to politics but due to Dr. Berwick’s deep understanding that better healthcare costs less, that the road to…
I recently ran across a Michigan startup company called OPS Solutions that has some interesting technology that could be applied in many settings for standardized work and error proofing applications. Michigan is my home state and I’m always interested in…
I’m passing along info here for a free web event that I’m going to tune into on Thursday 9/23, an event sponsored by Guidon Performance Solutions. This isn’t an advertisement, but just sharing something I’m interested in. Speakers include Newt…
Back in July, e-Patient Dave deBronkart noticed an article in the Health Leaders publication called “Taking On the Cost Drivers.” It inspired him to reach out to me and Alice Lee, from Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to write…
I’ll start the week with another post about my tour of the TMMTX (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas) plant in San Antonio. Today, I’ll write about the visitor center – other than having Toyota vehicles on display, what does the company…
Here is attempt #3 in my experiment with a video “Week in Review” series. Please let me know what you think by adding comments to this post. Links mentioned in the video can be found beneath the video.
Everything has been restored, except for the mobile version of my blog, that will be fixed ASAP. If you see any strange behavior (redirects, virus warnings, etc.), please let me know.
This blog post is about my first visit to TMMTX in 2010.
