Tag: Checklists

Today's Throwback Thursday looks back to an article from April 2010: Should Have Posted a "Caution: Don't Knock Our House Down" Sign? A house in Denton,...

Listen: Episode #246 is my second episode in recognition of Patient Safety Awareness Week. My guest is Steve Montague, who talked about Lean and Crew Resource Management...

Later today and tomorrow, I'll be attending the annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit that's produced by a non-profit called the Patient...

Today's post is a throwback to an essay that I originally wrote for the excellent book Lean-Led Hospital Design: Creating the Efficient Hospital of the...

I was quoted in two articles that appeared in "Today's Hospitalist": "Discharging Mr. Wood: Time to get serious about waste" and "Standardized work: Improving quality by reducing...

I've occasionally had a "What I'm Reading" post, where I share links to articles that I've enjoyed that don't necessarily merit a whole blog...

My Lean mentors often talk about "leading with questions." Kim Barnas and ThedaCare use this approach in different ways, including "stat sheets," which are...

Organizations try to copy each other all the time. It doesn't always work. Manufacturing: A plant manager visits another factory and sees neatly organized tools...

For the past few years, Dr. Greg Jacobson and I have worked closely together to create and deliver our continuous improvement webinars. We try...

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

Near home in San Antonio, I had a chance to volunteer last Friday, speaking for an hour to a group of high school juniors...

Listen: My guests for episode #185 are Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner and our topic, for the first time on the Podcast, is Lean...