Tag: Healthcare
Are Japanese Hospitals More Lean? What Global Healthcare Leaders Can Learn...
When people hear I'm leading another Lean Healthcare study trip to Japan, they often ask:
"Are Japanese hospitals more Lean than American hospitals?"
It's a fair...
Lean Isn’t About Cutting Heads — It’s About Growing People
One of the most important, and most misunderstood, principles in Lean thinking is this:
Lean is not a cost-cutting strategy. Lean is a people-development strategy.
If...
Go and See to Learn: Why Catalysis Healthcare Site Visits Still...
Years ago (going back to 2009), I was fortunate to play a role in something special: the healthcare site visit program run by Catalysis....
Inside the Lean Healthcare Accelerator Experience: Japan Insights with Dave Fitzpatrick
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My guest for Episode #527 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dave Fitzpatrick, co-founder of...
Join Me in Japan: A Lean Healthcare Accelerator Experience This October
Since 2012, I've had the opportunity to visit Japan six times, each trip a deep learning experience--rich with lessons about Lean, Kaizen, leadership, culture,...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: May 2, 2025
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From Chaos to Clarity: How a Health System CEO Used Process...
"Every month, we're buried in data--and yet somehow, we're still arguing over whether there's actually a problem."
That was the problem statement shared with me...
Driving a Culture of Patient Safety: Lessons for Healthcare and Beyond
Recently, I had the pleasure of moderating a webinar titled "Driving a Culture of Transforming Patient Safety with KaiNexus" featuring leaders from Our Lady...
Preview: Driving a Culture of Accountability – Transforming Patient Safety with...
One of the most powerful elements of continuous improvement is the ability to learn from each other across organizations--even across industries. That's one of...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 4, 2025
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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: March 21, 2025
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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 21, 2025
Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...