Cost

Mark's Note: I asked my firiend Sam Selay to write a blog post on this topic after some private discussions that we…

I saw this article a few days ago in one of the larger healthcare industry trade publications: How One Woman Saved…

I first blogged about this article back in 2009 and it's still online: "Keen to Be Lean" The sub headline talks…

A few weeks back, a number of you sent me this article from the New York Times: "Doctors Unionize to Resist the…

It's very frustrating when I hear people in healthcare complain that their hospital or health system has equated…

Today's post is an excerpt from the collaborative ebook project Practicing Lean. I wrote the first two chapters of…

I've been a big fan of Dr. Atul Gawande's writing for a long time (see previous posts about him and his work).…

I've been reading a preview copy of the upcoming book (due out in April) by Dr. Bob Wachter, The Digital…

There are certainly many serious problems in healthcare. Let's look at nursing, in particular. It's a rewarding…

I recently saw a tweet that referenced a May 2014 that was sent to President Obama and his administration: "Report…

Today is the first day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter with …

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

One  of the big arguments given for "Lean Government" efforts are the cost savings that are generated by…

It was great to see this TIME story (which I think is only available online), by Rick Wartzman of the Drucker…

It's again time to close some browser tabs and clear out the backlog of articles I've wanted to share but maybe…

I had a chance to attend the Lean Kanban North America conference this week. It was a different "tribe" to be a…

While Lean is not primarily a cost-cutting methodology (or, we could say it's not focused ONLY on costs), cost…