All posts from Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.org, including podcasts, announcements, articles, and more.
Broward General nurse possibly exposed patients to risk – South Florida – MiamiHerald.com Story and nurse discussion here A number of you (thanks!) sent me this article from CNN about a Fort Lauderdale nurse who resigned — and may face…
Wachter’s World : Physician Accountability for Violation of Safety Rules: The Time For Excuses Has Passed I think Bob Wachter has it completely right in his blog post. He also makes the same point in his book Understanding Patient Safety. While…
Here is a video from Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH) in Windsor, Ontario Canada about their Lean effort, the video is part of their main Lean page. The video starts with John Shook talking about the real definition of “Lean” (it’s…
I recently have had the opportunity to review a wide range of sites and companies and provide feedback on their lean journey. One of the things that really surprised me was how many of them were still trying to follow…
It’s time for some coffee talk other than Starbucks… afternoon coffee break here. In Philadelphia last week during our LEI workshops (have you seen our new web design?), I was there three days, teaching my workshop for two and attending…
Dispatches from the Frontier: Innovation as Outcome This story also seems like it couldn’t be true, from the Harga-Blog: I once asked a class full of senior executives whether they wanted innovation. They all said yes. When I then asked…
Our guest today for Episode #75 is Peter T. Ward, a professor at Ohio State University’s Fisher College Business and Chair of the Department of Management Sciences. Professor Ward is a leading expert in lean management and is president of…
Embryo mix-up worries couples | detnews.com | The Detroit News I’ve seen a lot of news stories about couples who suffer through errors caused by in-vitro fertization labs. A Toledo woman recently gave birth to a baby that was actually…
Gov 2.0 Summit 09: Eric Ries, “Lean Startups: Doing More with Less” I was tipped off a while back to the work Eric Ries is doing around Lean concepts in startups (here is his blog). Eric says that it’s not…
Not to rehash the whole discussion, but I wanted to point out Tuesday’s blog post about lean certifications… and the fascinating string of comments that dragged on all week. Over 40 reader comments, I’m pretty sure that’s a record. The…
I saw this van in Boston the other day. I can’t find a listing in the Yellow Pages for who they are or what they do, but I like the name of the company. Do they really practice continuous improvement,…
While in Boston, I’m getting the chance to sit in on some sessions of an MIT Seminar in Healthcare Systems Innovation. Today, the session that focused a lot of Lean as a means to improve quality and cost. Lean is…
