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Article Link: “Shorter hospital stays through better coordination” Is Lean a global phenomenon, or what? Here is a story from a Korean news website (in English) about a German consulting firm that’s an offshoot of a manufacturer (Porsche) helping hospitals…
U.S. industry going lean to compete with China | Reuters Yesterday, I recorded a podcast with Jim D’Addario, CEO of the namesake multi-generational family company that was featured recently on CNN. I’ll release that podcast in a few weeks. We…
Laboratory Equipment – Easy Lean Lab Exercises When I see “Easy Lean” or, as I also saw recently in a consultant’s promotion, “Instant Lean,” I take notice and cringe. “Easy Lean” and “Instant Lean” don’t exist. Sorry. Lean seems simple…
TL;DR: Sending nurses and other hospital staff home early when census dips may reduce short-term labor costs, but it undermines continuous improvement, morale, and patient flow. Lean organizations invest downtime in learning and improvement–because respect for people and better systems…
Paul Levy on Transparency, Social Media, and Quality Following up and continuing this morning’s post about MemorialCare. You can also read my notes and comments from Day 1 here. You probably know Paul as CEO, blogger, and twitter user. I’ve…
What an invigorating and exciting time at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement‘s 21st National Forum. Highlights from Day 2 included a talk on Lean at the MemorialCare system in California and a talk on social media and healthcare quality…
Hi, this all might seem like “muda” (waste) to many of you who had commented that you liked the old design just fine… but here is the “new” Lean Blog, version 3.0, if you will. I will get back to…
Today’s guest post is from Ankit Patel, who started his own blog and has been active on Twitter. Welcome to the Lean blogosphere, Ankit.
Ah, travel delays. Late night getting back from Orlando, so I will type up notes over the weekend from Wednesday’s talks at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Forum. Lean journey at Long Beach Memorial Hospital (listen to my previous Podcast…
‘It’s all about process’: Saint Mary’s Steve Palmreuter targets waste Here is an article that might serve as an inspiration for those of you who are looking to make a career transition from manufacturing to healthcare. The linked news article…
Today was an exciting day at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement‘s 21st annual National Forum on Healthcare Quality Improvement. It’s my first time here, to learn and network. They have over 5,000 attendees who are committed to quality and patient…
In Pursuit of Elegance | My Own Tiger’s Tale What does Tiger Woods have to do with Lean Thinking and hospitals? Read on… Our good friend, Matthew May, met Tiger Woods at his health club in California back in 2001.…
