Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 14, 2020
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
"We have a good people in a bad system". Here's an …
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Podcast #358 — Steve Spear on Evolving our Knowledge and Learning on #Lean
Returning to the podcast for Episode #358 is Steve Spear, a senior lecturer at MIT and author of the book The…
My Blog Post for Catalysis on Going “Beyond Emojis” with Process…
Thanks to Sara Thompson and Catalysis Inc. for asking me to write a blog post for them. If we can go "Beyond…
Podcast #357 — Dr. Michael Conroy on Lean as a Chief Medical Officer
Joining me today for episode #357 is Michael Conroy, M.D., the Chief Medical Officer of Sutter Medical Group…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: January 31, 2020
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
It's been more than 10 years since Atul Gawande wrote The…
Sharing Lean Six Sigma Journal Articles on Healthcare Improvement from Ireland
I was honored to be asked to participate in a supplement that was published by the journal The International…
Episode #12 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast: Canadian Whiskey, the Ups…
Mark Graban and Ryan McCormack
In Episode 12 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban is back and he's joined by a friend…
Can Questions About Patient Safety Feel Psychologically Unsafe?
I think that working to reduce patient harm (to improve patient safety) is one of the most important (and most…
Podcast #356 — Amy C. Edmondson on Psychological Safety and “The…
My guest for episode #356 of the podcast is Amy C. Edmondson, PhD, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and…
The Path to Patient Safety in Japan (or Elsewhere): Reporting Problems, Solving…
As I blogged about this morning, don't forget that you can get a FREE Kindle copy of Practicing Lean today…
When Doctors and Nurses are Afraid to Speak Up About Patient Safety Problems
The theme for the next couple of days on the blog is patient safety and the idea of "psychological safety" for…
Podcast #355 — An Engineer, an Architect, and a Nurse on Healthcare…
Isaac Mitchell, Laura Silvoy, and Darrin Judkins
So, an engineer, an architect, and a nurse walk into a…
A Podcast Talking Lean Healthcare with a Swiss Professor
Normally, I like being the interviewer, but today I'd like to share a podcast where I was the one being…
Podcast #354 — Kim Hollon on the CEO’s Role in Lean and Patient Safety…
Joining me for episode #354 of the podcast is Kim Hollon, the CEO and President of Signature Healthcare, based…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 20, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
It's been 20 years since To Err is Human, the seminal…
A Hospital CEO’s Humble Reflections on His Role in Lean and Patient Safety
Kim Hollon is CEO and President at Signature Healthcare. I don't know him well, but I've heard a lot of great…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 6, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
Does Lean "work" in hospitals in the US? Sort of,…
Podcast #353 — Quint Studer on Tips for Busy Leaders in Healthcare and…
My guest for Episode #353 of the podcast is somebody whose work I've appreciated for a long time -- Quint…