Tag: Healthcare

What I’m Reading 12/30/13: GM’s CEO, Human Error, Costing, and Really...

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To close out the year 2013, I once again need to close some browser tabs that are full of things that I was maybe...

Podcast #188 – Daniel T. Jones, 25 Years of Lean &...

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Listen: My guest for Episode 188 has been a leading voice in the Lean community for 25 years, Daniel T. Jones, founder and chairman of...

Online Lean Healthcare Class through LEI, More Upcoming Kaizen Classes

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In addition to the Healthcare Kaizen class that Joe Swartz and I are doing in Detroit on January 22 (with a 10% reader discount), we...

Preview of My #LeanStartup Conference Talk – Engaging Your Team in...

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Today and tomorrow, I'm attending the Lean Startup conference in San Francisco (the event produced by Eric Ries, the author of The Lean Startup)....

Synergizing Lean, Deming, and a New Model of Accountability

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tl;dr: The article explores the compatibility between Lean methodology, Deming's principles, and modern accountability frameworks. It argues for an integrated approach that emphasizes systemic...

Kaizen Coaching: Avoid the Shut Down

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Mark's Note: Today brings another guest post from Joe Swartz, my co-author for our Healthcare Kaizen series of books. Read his previous posts here....

Radio Interview on CBC Edmonton

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Last week, I was a guest of NorQuest College to give a talk on Lean management and Lean healthcare as the inaugural participant in...

Kaizen Coaching – The First Rule: Keep Ideas with the Creator

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Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Joe Swartz, my co-author for the books  Healthcare Kaizen  and  The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. Joe...

My Medication Error on Myself

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Thankfully, it was nothing harmful or that dangerous... but I committed a medical mistake on myself last Saturday. I tweaked my lower back last Wednesday...

Detroit Elects a Lean Thinking Mayor? Will it Make a Difference?

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I grew up just outside of Detroit, so I'm always pulling for the city to turn things around. The newly-elected mayor, Mike Duggan, is the...

Detect Instead Of Inspect

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Mark's Note: I'm away on vacation through November 6... there will be some guest posts in this post during that time. Today's post is...

The Affordable Care Act – Good, Bad, or What’s the Difference?

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Mark's Note: I'm away on vacation through November 6... there will be some guest posts in this post during that time. Today's post is...
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