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Virginia Mason Production System

Mark Graban Sep 15, 2006 1
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Oregon Health Forum - Events Thanks to Andrea for this. Who is Virginia Mason and why does she have a production…

When the CEO is Leading the Health System Transformation, Great Things Can Happen

Mark Graban Jun 10, 2021 0
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The Path to Patient Safety in Japan (or Elsewhere): Reporting Problems, Solving…

Mark Graban Jan 21, 2020 1
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As I blogged about this morning, don't forget that you can get a FREE Kindle copy of Practicing Lean today…

It’s Hard to Ask Leaders to Change the System in Which They’ve Risen…

Mark Graban Jan 14, 2020 2
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The other day, I stumbled across an old article that I remember, as it was published in the Wall Street Journal in…

So Who Else Forgot to Pack Socks?

Mark Graban Feb 6, 2019 4
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Last week, I had the chance to teach and facilitate a Lean education session for a group of health system…

Lean Healthcare Featured in “The Economist”

Mark Graban Jul 9, 2018 0
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It's great to see Lean healthcare featured in one of the world's leading news and business publications. The…

The Academy Awards Add an Inspector, Practice “Andon Cord Pulls,”…

Mark Graban Mar 7, 2018 0
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Tomorrow, my post will be about headlines that scream about ratings for The Oscars being "down from last year" or…

Did Toyota’s #Lean Mindsets & Practices Really Leave the (Now) Tesla…

Mark Graban Dec 5, 2017 14
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Tesla builds cars in what used to be the NUMMI factory, a joint venture between Toyota and GM (which meant it was…

Toyota Helps a Young Inventor; Look at His Dad’s Toyota Desk

Mark Graban Oct 3, 2017 4
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it's great to see an 11 year old thinking like an engineer and an entrepreneur. He's the son of a Toyota…

5 Years Since the Publication of “Healthcare Kaizen” –…

Mark Graban Jul 24, 2017 11
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One thing I like about Facebook is the way it reminds you about things that happened on this date in previous…

The Patient Pays Less, Yet the Surgeon’s Paid More

Mark Graban Apr 10, 2017 1
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Can physician-led surgical centers provide lower out-of-pocket prices for patients, along with lower infection…

The Advice about #Lean That Your Hospital CEO Should Be Getting

Mark Graban Feb 21, 2017 3
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Art Byrne's latest book, The Lean Turnaround Action Guide, has a lot of great tips that he's trying to share, CEO…

Some Great #Lean Videos from the State of Washington (@ResultsWA) on Culture,…

Mark Graban Feb 9, 2017 0
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Here are some recorded keynote talks and video presentations from the "Results Washington" annual conference, as…

What the World’s Best Organizations (in Business or Sports) Do…

Mark Graban Jan 5, 2017 2
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Domonique Foxworth, who earned an MBA from Harvard Business School after his NFL playing days, says, "... there are…

What are the 10 Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts of the Second Half of 2016?

Mark Graban Dec 19, 2016 0
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I think this will be my last post before taking some time off for Christmas and the New Year (other than tomorrow's…

This Time, the NEJM Publishes Something Positive About #Lean

Mark Graban Sep 1, 2016 1
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You might remember the hubbub (a kerfuffle?) over the NEJM opinion piece written by Dr. Jerome Groopman and Dr.…

“The New Lean Hospitals Are Here!”

Mark Graban Jun 10, 2016 1
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Yesterday was an exciting day for me, professionally and personally, as I received my first copies of the 3rd…

This Doctor is Upset About Something, But It Doesn’t Really Sound Like Lean

Mark Graban Jun 6, 2016 19
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Now, there’s a story written by an emergency medicine physician, Dr. Brad Cotton, that appears in a publication…
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