Tag: Healthcare
“Dr. Ideas” – Magazine Article Featuring John Toussaint
In what looks like a badly Photoshopped cover - it's a real photo, I've confirmed - INSIGHT Magazine, a Wisconsin business publication, has an...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg and Deming; Are Your Employees Afraid or Fearful?
Reminder: I'll be on "The Lean Nation" today at 4 PM (more details)
In this article about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, "Inside Mark Zuckerberg's (rather...
Lean Blog Week in Review #4 – September 26, 2010
Here is the latest in my "Week in Review" series for the week ending 9/26/10, featuring stories about a Toyota tour, a Don Berwick...
Berwick: Don’t Reduce Helpful Care, Don’t Expect Top-Down Solutions from D.C.
I was a supporter of Dr. Donald Berwick's nomination to head CMS (Medicare and Medicaid at a federal level) - not due to politics...
Some Cool Video Technology for Standardized Work & Error Proofing
I recently ran across a Michigan startup company called OPS Solutions that has some interesting technology that could be applied in many settings for...
Letter to the Editor: Lean is Not Just Cost Cutting
Back in July, e-Patient Dave deBronkart noticed an article in the Health Leaders publication called "Taking On the Cost Drivers." It inspired him to...
Hospitals Under Pressure, Resorting to Layoffs and Slash and Burn, Not...
Generally, with the term "lean," it's easy for people to leap to a conclusion that Lean equals layoffs. This is often the fear in...
3 Questions to Ask Before Starting with Lean
This is a companion post to yesterday's "3 Reasons the General Public Thinks Hospitals Can't Improve." Lean zealots often take for granted that, not...
3 Reasons the General Public Doesn’t Think Healthcare Can Improve
Lean thinkers see the waste in healthcare when they are at the hospital "gemba". I think this is true whether you are a Lean...
Reminder: Free Lean Leadership Webinar at 2 PM EDT Today, “On...
Join the co-authors of the book "On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save Lives and Transform the Industry", John Toussaint MD and Roger Gerard...
Don’t Copy: There Is No “Instant Pudding”
One of the things I get frustrated with is people who want to take shortcuts with Lean. There are some who are only interested...
Start Every Hospital Meeting w/ 5 Minutes on Employee and Patient...
Recently, I posted a video of a "daily huddle" meeting at Everett Clinic (not exactly the type of huddle pictured at left). Yesterday, in...
