Guest Post: Lean Leaders Conference, Part 1 – Do Senseis Need Trace Back to… Mark Graban Aug 4, 2010 14 Blog Mark's note: You may recognize the author of this guest post, Andrew Castle, as a previous contributor and frequent…
UK Government Wants Lean and Six Sigma or Just Cost Cutting? Mark Graban Jul 6, 2010 6 Blog I guess I have a burr in my saddle this week, being Independence Day and all, since I'm commenting on something…
LeanBlog Podcast #93 – Jim Hearn, Lean in the NHS Mark Graban Jul 2, 2010 0 Blog Episode #93 is a discussion with Jim Hearn, the Head of Lean and Six Sigma at Heart of England NHS Foundation!-->!-->!-->…
Lean Healthcare Examples from Seattle and the UK Mark Graban Jun 8, 2010 3 Blog This linked article ("Lean cuts Healthcare Costs at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle") summarizes improvements…
Statistics on Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety: Understanding the Problems… Mark Graban Aug 9, 2009 60 Blog On the heels of the "Dead by Mistake" articles in the news, I'm once again having trouble finding a single!-->…
Yo! Continuous Flow Sushi Mark Graban Jul 25, 2009 5 Blog Here's a fun video for a Saturday. In England, I love the Yo! Sushi chain of restaurants. It's basically a…
Measuring for Improvement Mark Graban Jul 22, 2009 10 Blog Note: Welcome LEI visitors... you can check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org, as I hope you'll come back.…
Caution! Warning Signs in the UK Mark Graban Jul 16, 2009 12 Blog I was fortunate to be in England for five days last week. I saw the "gemba" at five hospitals in three days and…
Random Lean Thoughts – July 13 Mark Graban Jul 13, 2009 2 Today's blog post will be just a bunch of random thoughts. For one, I just got back from London last night after a…
Reminders: Upcoming Lean Healthcare Events Mark Graban Jun 15, 2009 1 A reminder about two upcoming events for the Lean Healthcare community:MIT Professional Education - Short Programs:…
Medical Mistake in In-Vitro Fertilization: Blaming Process vs. People Mark Graban Jun 15, 2009 0 Blog IVF baby given to wrong woman - as couple's last embryo was aborted | Mail OnlineThis was front-page news in one of…
Cost Crisis for the NHS? Quality Improvement Can Help? Mark Graban Jun 13, 2009 2 Britain's health service "facing funding crisis" | Reuters:Watching the BBC morning news the other day, I took an…
Holy Overproduction, Batman!! Mark Graban Jan 27, 2009 11 Blog Lean Service Blog: Unsold cars Hat tip to Rob and the Lean Service Blog for pointing out these online pictures…
Lean in the Bolton NHS Trust, England Mark Graban Nov 14, 2008 1 Blog Making lean thinking work in the NHS Here's an article about a British hospital. I've seen the CEO, David…
A Mention of Dr. Deming in a UK Editorial Mark Graban Aug 24, 2008 3 Blog Robert Heller: Why don't we hang bad admirals of industry? | Business | The ObserverI don't think the columnist is…
Driving in the UK Mark Graban Jul 22, 2008 2 Blog I'm proud to report that I survived driving in the U.K. for the first time today, driving about an hour to…
Adventures in Food, England Edition Mark Graban Jul 17, 2008 3 Blog No, it's not that I've had bad food. Far from it! I know this isn't a food blog, but I wanted to briefly discuss…
"More Careful" or "Better Processes"? Mark Graban Jul 16, 2008 6 Blog NHS: 60,000 medication blunders in 18 months - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The IndependentTrust me, I'm…