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I ended up having the chance to flip through a LIFE magazine from August 1980 and, given that was also a major recessionary period, it wasn’t huge surprise to see articles about joblessness and the decline of the auto industry…
Lean Leap to Health Care #9 (Click for Part #8) by Scott McDuffee “I’m not sure if I have ever learned anything with my mouth open. But, I know I learn a lot with my eyes, ears, and mind open.” Sitting…
After watching and blogging about the first half of Oprah’s medical errors show that featured the story of Dennis Quaid’s kids, I finally got into the second half. The first story is that of Molly (left), a woman who was…
Hard times curtail Park Nicollet’s ambition Minnesota’s Park Nicollet health system is often held up as one of the leading “lean healthcare” examples in the U.S. As I mentioned in my book, Lean Hospitals, the system claimed $7.5 million in…
Following The Toyota Way, For Better Or Worse : NPR (listen or read) I’ll hand it to NPR, they generally do a much better job understanding and covering Toyota than the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, or Reuters. Tuesday, there…
How the Mighty Fall: A Primer on the Warning Signs – BusinessWeek Jim Collins, of Good to Great fame, has a new book out called How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In. Excerpts were printed in…
Lean Leap to Health Care #8 (click for Part #7) by Scott McDuffee “When a baby is born, a pleasant chime can be heard throughout the hospital and smiles come across the faces of all who hear.” Now dated, I…
Dear Blog Readers- I hope you all had a relaxing and fun Memorial Day weekend (at least for the U.S. readers). I’ve always kept this blog pretty separate from my ‘day job’ as a lean healthcare consultant, a role I’ve…
Bonnell’s Fine Texas Cuisine is an outstanding local restaurant in Fort Worth TX that focuses on local food and wild game. Chef Jon Bonnell is highly rated and is written up in many publications. One article posted on the restaurant…
Lean Leap to Health Care #7 (click for Part #6) by Scott McDuffee “Where is the main entrance? Why do I follow the signs to HERE? Now you are telling me to go all the way down THERE! How far…
I blogged recently about a radio ad from the Detroit Medical Center trumpeting their technology and patient safety efforts. In my further travels, I saw this billboard (from a hospital that’s a competitor of a client… and no, I won’t…
Follow the Learner – LEI Site I haven’t had a chance to read it yet, but I can’t wait to read this book from “The World’s First Lean Dentist.” It’s available now through the Lean Enterprise Institute. Knowing Dr. Bahri…
