All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
I had a great opportunity a few weeks back, seeing former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich give a talk at the Ontario Hospital Association annual event in Toronto. I had a chance to meet him briefly and had a…
I don’t mean to kick Fritz Henderson while he’s down, after he resigned as CEO of Government Motors this week. He resigned on Tuesday and I didn’t even learn about it until Thursday, as I was under a proverbial rock,…
This episode is a discussion with Joan Wellman, of the consulting firm Joan Wellman & Associates. Joan is a real pioneer in the lean healthcare arena, having started her initial work with a hospital in 1995 — I haven’t found…
Hat tip to blog reader Steven H. for sending this video my way. It’s always nice to see Lean featured in the mainstream media, including CNN. Click here for the video at cnn.com. The story says that the company, a…
Keen to Be Lean – CFO Magazine – December 2009 Issue – CFO.com I’ll share the above link with a little commentary, for now, a nice overview of Lean Healthcare for CFO Magazine. I helped the writer with research and…
Some days, it seems the WSJ is a treasure trove of tangentially Lean-related articles. Similar to “blog carnivals,” this is sort of a WSJ carnival for 11 Some of the themes include real “value” versus the perception of it, leadership…
Mistake Proofing Webinar — Sadly, links are now broken and I’m trying to fix that… I’m producing a free webinar through LEI on Mistake-Proofing to Reduce Medical Errors. This will be given on December 10th by Prof. John Grout of Berry…
TL;DR: Hospitals that actively engage frontline staff through Lean suggestion systems are saving millions while improving patient care, morale, and safety–without layoffs. Staff-driven kaizen works because the people closest to the work are best positioned to improve it, every day.…
What Health Reform Can Learn From Cleveland Clinic | Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com Although it’s not the primary focus of the article, Lean gets a mention early in the article: A century after Henry Ford began building cars on an…
Some off-topic non-Lean related weekend fun, this video promoting breast cancer awareness: As the ever helpful snopes.com page points out — yes, Medline does donate a percentage of the sale of pink gloves to breast cancer awareness, but…
Some great thoughts for Thanksgiving Day from Quint Studer, ideas that could apply to any organization, not just in healthcare. Quint’s Blog: The Grateful Workplace: Six Ways to Create a Culture of Gratitude in Your Organization His post begins: Here’s…
VIBCO VIBRATORS: VIBCO Vibrators Lean Healthcare Discussion on December 1, 2009 Come join me and our hosts from VIBCO if you’re in the Rhode Island area on December 1. I’ll be driving down from Boston to participate in the discussion.…
