Do Operating Rooms Need More Warning Signs to Prevent So-Called “Never…
Medical errors are not a laughing matter. Harm (or death) resulting from preventable process problems are far more…
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Operational Excellence Mixtape: August 16, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
An experienced doctor in Toronto caused harm, operated…
Episode #5 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast (With Guest Host Paul…
Mark Graban and Paul Critchley
Hi, it's episode 5 of our "Lean Whiskey" podcast where we mostly talk about Lean…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: August 2, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
In 2008, I worked at a hospital when, during an Executive…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: Best of 2019 – Mixtape A-Side
Hi All - Summer in Manitoba requires part-time work, as the precious weeks of glorious weather need to…
Episode #4 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast: Nikka, Performance Reviews,…
Mark and Jamie
After the last episode that had the first guest host (Chris Burnham), I'm once again joined by…
Embracing and Helping Surgeons Accept Change — Instead of Blaming &…
Here is an article that caught my eye recently, from HBR:
"How One Health System Overcame Resistance to a…
A Lack of Standardized Calendars Contributes to my Scheduling Mistake
My wife recently had some work meetings in Louisville, Kentucky and she had a great idea... "Why don't you fly…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: July 5, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
Imagine a healthcare system that responds to each patient's…
Episode #3 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast (With Guest Host Chris…
Chris Burnham and Mark Graban
Jamie Flinchbaugh and I had a great time with the first two episodes of "Lean…
Come See a Culture of Continuous Improvement at Franciscan Health This October!
Registration is open for "Kaizen Live!" -- the 2019 edition.
Joe Swartz and I are excited to announce that…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: June 21, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
Many healthcare providers are driven by a deep commitment to…
Bob Lutz on Tesla, Threats, & Communication About Quality – and…
Hat tip to Stan Feingold from StoreSMART (a Lean Blog sponsor) for sending me this article:
Bob Lutz Talks…
Some Highlights from the 2019 #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
Last week was the 10th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. I've had the opportunity to take part in all…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: June 7, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
Healthcare innovation is prone to continuous pilots of…
Lean: A Combination of “Why?” and “Why Not?”
When we have really sticky, complicated problems (like the widespread healthcare patient safety and quality…
Podcast #343 – Amanda Mewborn, Combining Engineering and Nursing
My guest for Episode #343 of the podcast is Amanda Mewborn, an executive director of project management for…
From the Archives: Control Charts at an IHI National Forum
I attended the IHI National Forum a few times, in 2010 and 2011, I think.
I recently stumbled across a few…