Tag: Healthcare
Interviewed by Mike Wall on Lean Healthcare
Thanks to Mike Wall, the host of the "Radio Lean" online program for interviewing me on Lean Healthcare.
You can find streaming audio here or...
What Are Barriers to “Kaizen” in Healthcare?
Regular readers might know that I'm working on a second book project, about "kaizen" (continuous improvement) in healthcare. Sign up to receive more info...
Podcast #114 – John Kim, Lean and Healthcare Senior Leaders
Episode #114 is a conversation with John Kim, of the firm John Kim & Associates. John is a recognized leader in the Design, Development,...
Blog Post About Preventable Errors Felled by Preventable Error
So Monday's blog post was about preventable medical errors - namely errors involving pharmacies giving the wrong meds or wrong doses to patients. That's...
Registration Open for the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
I'm happy to announce some details for a project I'm involved with - Registration is now open for the 2nd annual Lean Healthcare Transformation...
Parody Audio: Charlie Sheen Calls to Talk Lean Healthcare?
Now actor Charlie Sheen has been all over the news lately, giving interviews to practically anyone with a microphone. This is the type of...
Systems in Place to Prevent These Medication Errors? Seems Not…
A few weeks ago, I saw a horrific story about a retail pharmacy error in the article "Pharmacy Mistakenly Gives Pregnant Woman Abortion Pill."...
Enough with the Factory Bashing, Please – Healthcare Professionals and WIRED...
Those of you who know my background know that I spent the first 10 years of my career working in various manufacturing sectors (including...
“Project Search,” Lean, Cincinnati Children’s, and Respect for People
I had the most amazing morning a few weeks ago when I was in Cincinnati for the TechSolve lean healthcare event. Thanks to...
Best “Back of a Business Card” Ever, Seen at #HIMSS
I was at the annual HIMSS Conference yesterday, as a guest of the software company FormFast, giving short 10-minute talks about Lean Healthcare...
Living in Your Customers’ Shoes – Airport Car Rentals & Lessons...
This might seem like a random topic, but what the heck, it's a Friday. I arrived in Orlando yesterday for the Society for Health...
Presenting Lab Test Results in a More Visual Way – Lessons...
Today's post isn't strictly about Lean, but I was reminded by a reader to mention something really cool that I saw in Wired Magazine...