Dr. Atul Gawande’s Article on Reducing the Waste of Unnecessary Healthcare Mark Graban May 5, 2015 7 Blog I've been a big fan of Dr. Atul Gawande's writing for a long time (see previous posts about him and his work).…
What I’m Listening To: Atul Gawande, Toyota’s Jeff Miller, Eric Ries Mark Graban Oct 31, 2014 1 Blog I've occasionally had a "What I'm Reading" post, where I share links to articles that I've enjoyed that don't…
A Brave Analogy from Dr. Atul Gawande Mark Graban Aug 8, 2012 17 Blog A number of readers have sent me a link to the latest New Yorker missive from Dr. Atul Gawande (whose work I…
TED Video: Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine? Mark Graban May 8, 2012 7 Blog There's a new TED conference video from April 2012 featuring Dr. Atul Gawande, author of amazing books including…
Weekend Fun: Dr. Atul Gawande on “The Colbert Report” Mark Graban Jan 8, 2011 3 Blog Here is a fun clip of Dr. Atul Gawande on Stephen Colbert's Comedy Central show, talking about his book The…
Dr. Atul Gawande and Checklists on “The Daily Show” Mark Graban Feb 8, 2010 1 Blog Here is a nice 5-minute introduction to the topic without too much mockery from Jon Stewart! Stewart even makes…
Dr. Gawande’s Commencement Address: Cowboys or Pit Crews? Mark Graban Jun 1, 2011 9 Blog Most (all?) of us here did NOT graduate from Harvard Medical School last week. But, we all can read the…
Dr. Gawande & Checklists Featured on NPR Mark Graban Jan 6, 2010 4 Blog Thanks to my friend Amber for telling me about Dr. Atul Gawande's interview on NPR's Morning Edition yesterday.…
The Heroism of Incremental Care & Incremental Improvement in Medicine &… Mark Graban Jan 31, 2017 1 Blog Are there parallels between medicine and organizations when we look at the tension between heroism and the…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: October 7, 2022 Ryan McCormack Oct 7, 2022 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
The Need to Error Proof Medication Vials, Including COVID Vaccines Mark Graban Nov 3, 2021 1 Blog I've given a few presentations about Lean and mass vaccination clinics, based on my visits (as a guest observer /!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: May 22, 2020 Ryan McCormack May 22, 2020 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Customer!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: January 31, 2020 Ryan McCormack Jan 31, 2020 0 Mixtape Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients It's been more than 10 years since Atul Gawande wrote The!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Podcast #329 – Mike Eisenberg, The Film “To Err is Human” and… Mark Graban Jan 21, 2019 0 Interviews Joining me today for Episode #329 of the podcast is Mike Eisenberg, the director, editor, and producer of the!-->!-->!-->…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 9, 2018 Ryan McCormack Nov 6, 2018 0 Mixtape Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients The benefits of Electronic healthcare records are a polarizing topic!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Using a Checklist is Better Than Reprimanding Someone and Saying… Mark Graban Nov 13, 2017 3 Blog I bet the company that services my pool was surprised that I had a checklist-related process improvement suggestion…
What are the “Quick Wins?” Ask the People Doing the Work Mark Graban Apr 17, 2017 11 Blog Last week, I received a few questions from somebody at a hospital system and I thought I'd address one of them…
How Failed Lean Implementations Are Like a Bad Home Theater System Mark Graban Feb 1, 2016 4 Blog Alternate title: “Lean is an Integrated System. Of Course Just Implementing Pieces Leads to Failure.” Throughout…