One Doctor’s Troubling Experiences in the Emergency Department [Covid-19]
I had a phone conversation yesterday with an emergency medicine physician after her shift at an unnamed hospital…
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A Fantastic Video About Toyota Helping a Hospital in Brazil
When I was in Brazil recently (read more), one of the presenters at the Lean Six Sigma Conference was Bruno…
A Gemba Visit to a Hospital in Brazil: Huddles, Lean Improvement, and More
When I blogged a summary of my recent Brazil trip, I said I'd write more about my visit to a hospital... so here's…
Podcast #328 – Bette Gardner and Jeff Heil, Friday Night at the ER
My guests for Episode #328 are Bette Gardner and Jeff Heil, of the company Breakthrough Learning. Bette is the…
A Stomach Bug, the Emergency Room “Gemba,” and Charts, Charts, Charts
Here's a reprieve from posts about my new book Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More. Although…
“ER wait times down, but only slightly” or ER wait times are virtually…
This article was sent by a friend and blog reader from Winnipeg the other day:
"ER wait times down, but only…
How a Hospital in Malaysia Solved That Emergency Room Visibility Problem (And…
I saw this recent article from Malaysia:
LEAN Healthcare: Reducing patient waiting times, one small step at a…
Toyota Helps Another Dallas-Area Hospital: The Parkland Emergency Department
Here is the headline from the Dallas Morning News: "How Toyota improved Parkland Hospital's ER -- with purple…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“Healthy Debate” About Lean in Healthcare & Emergency Departments
I was recently interviewed by one of the reporters who put together this web article in Canada:
"From the…