Tag: Healthcare

From the Wall St. Journal: Read more: The Real VA Scandal is the Long Waiting Times & Bad Management, Not Gaming by Bad Apples You can also...

Here are a few articles (and a podcast) that I either wrote and had published recently or was interviewed for. Lean Management Journal - Lean...

Today is Memorial Day, a U.S. holiday. It's a day to honor those who have given their lives in military service. Lately, the news has...

I recently saw an article about Avera Medical Group and Sanford Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: "Health systems learn to be lean." Avera McKennan...

"Where the World's Unsold Cars Go To Die." The photos are dramatic. Note: The Jalopnik automotive blog debunks (warning, "BS" word appears) the article and photos,...

In further celebration of Nurses Week, it's worth discussing this TIME article about the "Killer Burden on Nurses" under the Affordable Care Act. The point...

This week starts the celebration of International Nurses Week, which leads up to Nurses Day on May 12, which is the birthday of the...

I didn't know , until yesterday, that Toyota has an official company blog (at least for Toyota UK). Even though I've learned from Toyota people...

This article caught my eye over at Becker's Hospital Review: "The Hospital CEO Dilemma: Abandon Ship or Change Leadership Style," written by Shirley Engelmeier, Founder...

My guest for episode #197 is a hospital leader I really respect, Kim Barnas, author of the new book Beyond Heroes.  Until very recently, Kim was...

Regular readers of the blog will know that one of my favorite topics is "Gaming the Numbers" (or "Gaming the System"). As Brian Joiner so...

I am an unabashed fan of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, as you're probably aware. For full disclosure, I was previously an employee...