Tag: Healthcare

2009 Management Improvement Carnival

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It's an honor to again contribute to John Hunter's amalgamated Management Improvement Blog Carnival. The main page is located here. Ten bloggers are each...

Of Course An Individual Got Blamed for this TSA Airport Security...

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Update (1/7/10): Turns out the TSA agent walked away from his post. I'd certainly hold someone accountable for that, since it was a conscious...

Lean Healthcare in Toyota’s Backyard?

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Article Link: Lexington hospitals building to be the best This article talks about the lean efforts of some hospitals in Lexington, KY - about 30...

Reducing Medication Waste for VA Patients

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Obama Awards Budget-Minded Federal Employee I saw this in the news yesterday about a federal employee from the VA, Nancy Fichtner, a clerk at the...

Porsche Drives Hospital Down Lean Road

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Article Link: "Shorter hospital stays through better coordination" Is Lean a global phenomenon, or what? Here is a story from a Korean news website (in...

Superficial Lean Laboratory Explanation

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Laboratory Equipment - Easy Lean Lab Exercises When I see "Easy Lean" or, as I also saw recently in a consultant's promotion, "Instant Lean," I...

The Emperor’s Sacred Cow’s New Clothes – “Flexing” Hospital Staff

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Since moving into healthcare in 2005, I've been surprised by a number of things in the hospital environment. The first time a skilled medical...

Notes from #IHI09 Day 2: Paul Levy

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Paul Levy on Transparency, Social Media, and Quality Following up and continuing this morning's post about MemorialCare. You can also read my notes and comments...

Notes from #IHI09 Day 2: MemorialCare

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What an invigorating and exciting time at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 21st National Forum.   Highlights from Day 2 included a talk on...

Coming Soon: Notes from Day 2 at IHI '09 Forum

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Ah, travel delays. Late night getting back from Orlando, so I will type up notes over the weekend from Wednesday's talks at the Institute...

A Lean Change Agent's Move to Healthcare in Michigan

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'It's all about process': Saint Mary's Steve Palmreuter targets wasteHere is an article that might serve as an inspiration for those of you who...

Notes from My First IHI National Quality Forum (#ihi09)

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Today was an exciting day at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 21st annual National Forum on Healthcare Quality Improvement. It's my first time here,...
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