The Lean Dentist, Revisited (and a New Video)
Updated: There’s now a link to the GBMP video at the bottom of the post. I have long admired the Lean work of Sami Bahri, DDS and I consider him a friend (and have had a chance to visit his…
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It’s Harder to Tolerate Waste “When You Know What Good Looks Like…”
I recently “fired” my primary care physician. I’m lucky to not have to go to the doctor very often, but the last few times I did, I had to wait more than an hour beyond my scheduled appointment time (in…
These Primary Care Improvements Don’t Sound “Mean” to Me
Here’s yet another article with the lazy “Lean and Mean” cliche’ in the headline: “Make Your Physician Practice a Lean, Mean Healing Machine.” Real Lean isn’t mean toward patients or staff or physicians. It’s a shame the headline had to…
Lean Thoughts During Saturday Errands
I was running errands around Boston last Saturday, preparing for our move back to Texas (as my wife finishes her 12 month grad school program). In the course of these errands, I had some thoughts about Lean or related to…
Read this Book – But Don’t Copy ThedaCare
Due out in June is a book that I think will be an important one for the Lean Healthcare movement. That book is about the Lean journey of the Wisconsin health system ThedaCare. It’s called On the Mend: Transforming Healthcare…
Purely Avoidable Waiting Waste During an MD Visit
I’m a bit hesitant to blog about a bad experience with a doctor’s office and waiting time. There are multiple “draft” posts I’ve started to write, left saved out there without being published, as it seems a bit like a…
“Single Piece Flow” in Medicine
I’ve always enjoyed my discussions with Sami Bahri, D.D.S., the “World’s First Lean Dentist.” One concept he talks about, most recently in our video podcast, is the application of the Lean concept of “single-piece flow” to dentistry and his patients.…
LeanBlog Video Podcast #9 – Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S.
Episode #9 is a new video discussion with Dr. Bahri, the “World’s First Lean Dentist” (see also Video Podcast #5). Today we talk about lessons he has learned from touring factories and why focusing on single piece flow is a…
LeanBlog Podcast #82: Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S.
Podcast #82 is another discussion with with Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., a dentist from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a pioneer in using Lean methods in the management of his dental practice. In this episode, he talks about what he’s learned…
2009 Management Improvement Carnival
It’s an honor to again contribute to John Hunter’s amalgamated Management Improvement Blog Carnival. The main page is located here. Ten bloggers are each selecting a few favorite posts from their favorite blogs to highlight. It’s quite a collection. Dan…
Happy New Year! Have a “Stop Doing” List?
Happy New Year to my blog readers! Do you have any “lean resolutions” for the year 2010? Feel free to share them, if you like, in the comments section for this post. Here were some resolutions from two years ago,…
Lean Healthcare in Jacksonville
NE Fla. health care providers cut waste – Jacksonville Business Journal: Here’s a nice upbeat article about some lean healthcare progress in Jacksonville, including our good friend, Dr. Sami Bahri, the “World’s First Lean Dentist.” I like the intro of…
