Tag: Canada

I'm always happy to see success stories where healthcare organizations solve problems that matter through Lean concepts, practices, and principles. Today, I'm blogging about...

Today's podcast is presented with a heavy heart, after the recent passing of my friend Dr. Michel Téatrault, the CEO of St. Boniface General Hospital and a great Lean leader. He was a friend to many in the Healthcare Value Network and the broader Lean healthcare community. As I was remembering Michel, it occurred to me

Today, I'm sharing a 10-minute video that was shared by the Five Hills Health Region within the Saskatchewan health system. In the video, Heather, the director...

I was thankful to find this CBC Radio news story / podcast from the program "White Coat Black Art," hosted by Dr. Brian Goldman: The...

I was recently interviewed by one of the reporters who put together this web article in Canada: "From the factory floor to the emergency department:...

There have been plenty of headlines and updates since I first blogged about the controversy over Lean healthcare in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan...

In 2009, I wrote about a nurses' union in New Brunswick that supported Lean because they realized this methodology could help reduce waiting times and...

Since the healthcare improvement work I do is apolitical and non-partisan, I'm generally not one to butt into the political affairs of Canada or...

After some supporters of the Saskatchewan Lean healthcare efforts reached out to me, I've been trying to follow everything that's being said and written...

It's easy for an organization to say they are "doing Lean" or they have "started a Lean transformation." They might hire a consultant or...

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

Last week, while in Canada, I saw this article in the Globe & Mail: "The power of the startup mindset." I was surprised that the...