Tag: Healthcare
Hospitals Prioritize Spending on Pretty Buildings over Safety?
Here's an excellent commentary by Ashish K. Jha, M.D., M.P.H, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health: "In The Race For 'Fanciest...
Some Mature & Wise High School Students on Preventable Medical Errors
Near home in San Antonio, I had a chance to volunteer last Friday, speaking for an hour to a group of high school juniors...
SF General Adopts Lean, Faces a Big Test with a “Never...
They just started a year ago (better late than never?), but San Francisco General Hospital had its Lean efforts highlighted in the San Francisco...
ThedaCare Featured by TIME as a “Real Face of Healthcare Reform”
It was great to see this TIME story (which I think is only available online), by Rick Wartzman of the Drucker Institute: "The Real...
Upcoming Webinars with Mark Graban, Shingo, and KaiNexus
Here are a few upcoming free webinars that I am participating in... I hope you are interested and can attend:
Mark Graban & Joe Swartz...
Too Many Patients Harmed, Too Few Leaders Committed to Real Change?
I recently received two emails that are worth sharing, in anonymous form here. One was from somebody I know who just quit a Lean...
Parallels and Learning Between Aircraft Engine MRO and Human Healthcare
My wife is a leader in a business (not GE) that does aircraft engine "MRO" work - maintenance, repair, and overhaul. I've been able...
Lean Sigma = Lean Plus Six Sigma or Six Sigma With...
I had a conversation recently with a healthcare quality leader about her excitement about Lean.
She said that she wanted to learn more about Lean...
There’s Only One Acceptable Answer to “Are You Busy?”
In some "Kaizen Kickoff" coaching that I've been doing recently, I've been spending time with managers and other leaders as they interact with...
Lean Healthcare Discussed on Cincinnati Local TV News
I've partnered up with the Ohio-based non-profit consulting group, TechSolve, over the past few years in some of their Lean healthcare promotions efforts, recently...
From Vague to Passive to Active in Your Voice and Improvement...
While I'd be the first to admit that my writing is not perfect and I certainly need a copy editor for my books, I...
Lean & the “Work-Out” Process in Healthcare – Success, My Questions,...
In the past few years, I've heard of the "Work-Out" process that has origins at GE. This consultant's website gives a good overview and...
