Tag: Healthcare

I blogged recently about a radio ad from the Detroit Medical Center trumpeting their technology and patient safety efforts. In my further travels, I saw...

Toyota Is Tightening Its Belt - NYTimes.comThe words don't appear directly in the article, but the RSS blurb for this article (repeated in many...

I blogged earlier about the Obama administration's announcement that the healthcare industry is promising $2 Trillion in savings (reduced cost increases) over the next...

Lean Leap to Health Care #6 (click for Part #5) by Scott McDuffee "With this resume, you will never even get looked at from anyone...

Health-Care Providers Pledge to Try to Curb Costs - WSJ.com Industry reps offer $2 trillion in health savings You've likely seen headlines today about a meeting...

Thanks to XM Radio, I was able to listen to Sunday's Detroit Red Wings playoff game and the WJR radio broadcast from Detroit (the...

Lean Enterprise Academy Events; Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2009I'm fortunate that I'll be attending this July summit in London, run by Dan Jones and...

I spent a few days in Puerto Rico back in March visiting a few hospitals and giving a talk at the University of Turabo,...

Lean Leap to Health Care #5 (click for Part #4) by Scott McDuffee Why do we call a customer a patient in Health Care? Is...

So I'm finally watching the DVR-ed episode from March 10, 2009 that gave widespread exposure to the issue of medical mistakes. Oprah began the...

I've struck a chord with a few nurses with this post from late last year:Why Do Hospitals Have to Rely on Vigilant Patients and...

LeanBlog Podcast #65 is a discussion with Kevin Frieswick, a Lean Process Manager, with MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, MA. I found Kevin earlier...