I had a great conversation with my fellow Lean healthcare blogger, Brian Buck, the other day. We talk about once a month or so… Brian claims I am mentoring him, but it’s a great two-way exchange and discussion that I…
I recently saw an article about Avera Medical Group and Sanford Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: “Health systems learn to be lean.” Avera McKennan Hospital, in Sioux Falls, was featured in the 2nd edition of my book Lean Hospitals. A physician…
In the Kaizen process, we ask everyone–regardless of role or title–to identify problems (or opportunities) in their daily work. They’re encouraged to write down an idea that might solve the problem–or at least move things in the right direction. What’s…
The country’s largest public health system, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation has two Lean healthcare jobs available and they’ve asked me to post them here. Carlos Scholz writes: We have 2 open positions for Lean Facilitators/Trainers at…
I saw this article the other day on BusinessInsider.com: “10 Predictions For How The Workplace Will Change In 2012.” Two of the predictions caught my eye: 3. “It’s about the people stupid.” 4. The suggestion box will be reborn. Other…
Thanks to the readers who sent this article my way and thanks to the authors for mentioning and citing my book, Lean Hospitals. The article “Finding a Balance between “Value Added” and Feeling Valued: Revising Models of Care, The human…
