How NOT to Improve Patient Flow: Laws, Targets, Blame, and Threats
Let's start by stating the obvious: it sucks to wait 24 hours or more on a stretcher in an emergency department…
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Podcast #284 – Dr. Margaret Balfour on Improving Crisis Psychiatric Care…
My guest today for episode #284 of the podcast is Dr. Margaret (Margie) Balfour, the lead author of an article,…
What Reduced this E.D.’s Waiting Times? Sexy Technology or Process Change?
This article in The Wall Street Journal caught my eye the other day: "Can Tech Speed Up Emergency Room Care?" But,…
Data Without Context Have No Meaning: Emergency Department Wait Time Billboards
Patients waiting too long for the E.D. is a problem around the world. Many U.S. hospitals put up billboards that…
How Can a Story Like This Occur in Any E.D., Yet Alone a Hospital With a Lean…
This story was sent to me by somebody I know with a Lean manufacturing career. It's shocking, but it could happen…
#TBT: A Doctor’s Response to this Doctor Who Was Upset About Lean
You might remember my post from June about an emergency physician who wrote a journal article bashing "Lean" -- but…
This Doctor is Upset About Something, But It Doesn’t Really Sound Like Lean
Now, there’s a story written by an emergency medicine physician, Dr. Brad Cotton, that appears in a publication…
Case Study: Emergency Department (ED) Throughput Improvement Through Lean
Mark's Note: Today's guest post comes via my friends at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, who suggested…
U.S. Hospitals Have the Best E.R. Care for Kids, But Aren’t Prepared For…
There's been a back and forth of views about the state of pediatric emergency medicine recently in the Wall St…
Some Highlights from Last Week’s “Kaizen Live” Event at…
Last Wednesday and Thursday, I collaborated with Joe Swartz and a countless number of his colleagues to host 24…
The Opposite of “Serious Emergency Care” [Cartoon]
Hospital billboards and health system advertising can be a curious thing. One ad that I see driving between San…
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…
Stuff I’m Reading – June 14, 2013: Sleepy Banker, Concerned Workers,…
It's again time to close some browser tabs and clear out the backlog of articles I've wanted to share but maybe…
A Lean Guy Watches CBC’s “Rate My Hospital”
"Approximately 8 to 10% of the individuals who walk through our doors are being hurt by us," says David Musyj, CEO…
Easier to Game the Numbers than Fix the System – in Education and Healthcare
I've cited his book before (including this post with an example from The Office)... Brian Joiner wrote, in his…
Podcast #160 – Dr. Joseph Guarisco, Emergency Department Process Improvement
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My guest for podcast #160 is Joseph S. Guarisco, M.D., FAAEM, FACEP. Dr. Guarisco…
Podcast #149 – Gregory Jacobson, MD, Kaizen in Emergency Medicine
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My guest for episode #149 is Gregory Jacobson, MD, the co-founder and CEO at…
Kaizen: The Key To Lean Healthcare?
Ken Congdon at Healthcare Technology Online recently interviewed me for this story that's now online: Kaizen: The…