Tag: Healthcare

Today's post is an interview I conducted via email with Justin Holland, Managing Principal of GE Healthcare Americas. Before joining GE, he was most...

A number of readers emailed me a link to this New York Times article: "U.S. Inaction Lets Look-Alike Tubes Kill Patients." The headline emphasizes...

Here is a nice little (under 2 minutes) news video from New Zealand talking about one hospital (in Auckland) and their implementation of the...

I'm currently in Minneapolis, where today is Day 2 of our Healthcare Value Leaders Network "Gemba Visit" to Park Nicollet (read more about these...

Here are a few events I'll be a part of in the next few months, maybe I'll see you there: Cindy Jimmerson's "Big Sky" Lean...

Many of you may know of Paul O'Neill for the dramatic employee safety improvements at aluminum maker Alcoa and you may know of him...

Today, I'm linking to a fantastic interview and discussion between two luminaries in the patient safety world - Dr. Robert Wachter (read his blog)...

A few thoughts while waiting for a Sunday flight... at least it's a Sunday flight towards home. One reason traditional organizations (and traditional leaders) struggle...

Here is the latest of my Lean Healthcare parody commercials. This time, I'm spoofing the overplayed GEICO commercials, where the gravely-voiced guy in the suit...

Dr. W. Edwards Deming always said we need to drive out fear from organizations, as point 8 of the 14 Points said: "Drive out fear,...

Via Google Alerts, I try to regularly scan and see where hospitals are posting jobs related to Lean. I found (OK, Google found) one...

I received an email from a reader that I'm sharing and commenting on with permission. "Dear Mark: I am a lean coordinator for a manufacturing...