Tag: Healthcare

Got Waste? Who Ya Gonna Call?

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Last week, I gave the keynote talk at a hospital's twice-yearly lean conference for leaders and staff. As part of the seasonal decorations around...

Financial Times Features “Lean Startup” Ideas That “Work for All”?

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It was nice to read a recent Financial Times article featuring the concept of "Lean Startups" ("Lean start-up thinking that works for all") and...

Sick Hospitals Visitors, Stay Away. Sick Doc? A-OK?

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There was an interesting blog post at the New York Times: "The Doctor Is In (but Shouldn't Be)." The piece talks about the healthcare...

A Few Random Links – Oct 22 2010

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It's time for a Lean Blog feature where I throw a few links at you - articles I've saved and read that maybe don't...

What I Read and Commented On Yesterday in the Lean and...

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I was traveling yesterday, so I read a number of blog posts that I kept open in my browser for my flight. I wrote...

My Anti-Handwashing-Poster Poster

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Hospital acquired infections continue to be a big problem, one that's often unsolved except for instances like Dr. Rick Shannon's work at West Penn-Allegheny...

Seth Godin Catches All Manufacturers, Unfairly, in his “Factory Thinking” Net

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I really like Seth Godin's writing - his blog on marketing is one that I have followed regularly for years and his book Purple...

Two Upcoming Lean Healthcare Books from Seattle

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I'm really excited about these two books coming out later this year -- both from innovative leading lean healthcare organizations in Seattle. What's in...

Guest Post: Why is Healthcare Not Adopting Lean Fast Enough?

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Mark's note: Today's guest post is from Tony Manos (bio at the end of the post): I was talking with a hospital CEO last week...

From Workshop Discussion at LEI – What Lean Is and What...

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The last two days, I've been facilitating my LEI workshop called "Key Concepts of Lean in Healthcare." We had a great group and had a...

Tom Peters Asks Where the Radicals Are in Healthcare

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Here's a great essay from Tom Peters, a chapter from his book The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE. The email that was...

A Favorite Client: “The Synthesizer”

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I had a good long chat with a former client (from my J&J days) the other day. I call him "The Synthesizer," and no...
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