Tag: Healthcare

But Pigs and Corn Aren’t Cars! #Lean in Farming

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I don't know anything about farming. The only time I spend on "farms" is visits to wineries that grow grapes, as I've blogged about...

#TBT: Part 2, A Year of KaiNexus Webinars, July through December,...

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Following up on last week's post where I shared KaiNexus webinars from the first half of the year.... Again, one of the things I do...

Podcast #269 – Brian MacNeice & James Bowen, “Powerhouse” Book, Toyota,...

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Joining me for Episode #269 are Brian MacNeice & James Bowen, co-authors of the recently released book Powerhouse: Insider Accounts into the World's Top High-performance Organizations....

How St. Mary’s Hospital (Ontario) Succeeds Through Staff Kaizen Ideas

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Back in 2014, I wrote about a CBC radio piece that featured, among other organizations, St. Mary's General Hospital in Ontario: You can check out...

Examples of Corporate Speak That Masks Reality in Banking and Healthcare

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I get annoyed by corporate euphemisms, such as referring to people as "resources," the term "right-sizing" for layoffs, and the type of jargon and babble...

Lean Thanksgiving: Streamlining Your Holiday Dinner Preparation

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It's almost Thanksgiving here in the United States, so I'll be taking the rest of the week off from the blog to enjoy some...

21 Things That Are Pretty Universal in My Global Lean Healthcare...

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I do a lot of work across the U.S., but I've also been very fortunate to work with hospitals, clinics, and health systems around...

[Article] Creating a New “Gold Standard” — Healthcare Supply Chain Best...

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Thanks again to Cardinal Health for sponsoring the webinar that I did with them and Fierce Healthcare on supply chain best practices from other...

How Can a Story Like This Occur in Any E.D., Yet...

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This story was sent to me by somebody I know with a Lean manufacturing career. It's shocking, but it could happen anywhere, I suppose....

Visiting the Gemba & Seeing a Growing Culture of Continuous Improvement...

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Recently, I wrote about an on-site event that I helped the Iowa Lean Consortium and Mary Greeley Medical CenterĀ (MGMC) organize... here is my first...

Improving Patient Safety in North Texas

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I recently saw this article, as published in a printed magazine that arrived in the mail via the UNT Health Science Center. The bold headline...

Podcast #267 – Steve Shortell on #Lean Healthcare Research

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Joining me for Episode #267 is Stephen M. Shortell PhD, MPH, MBA. He is Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professorship, HPM and is a Professor of...
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