Tag: Healthcare
Detroit Medical Center Radio Ad – Selling Quality and Patient Safety
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...
Dan Jones / Lean Enterprise Academy Healthcare Summit 2009
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...
My Lean Healthcare Presentation in Puerto Rico
I spent a few days in Puerto Rico back in March visiting a few hospitals and giving a talk at the University of Turabo,...
Hospital Badge – Be Patient
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...
My Notes on the ‘Oprah’ Epsiode with Dennis Quaid About Medical...
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...
Revisiting Handwashing, Time, Systems, and Blame
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 – Kevin Frieswick on Error Proofing Hospital Handwashing
LeanBlog Podcast #65 is a discussion with Kevin Frieswick, a Lean Process Manager, with MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, MA. I found Kevin earlier...
Networking with Bison and Doctors
Lean Leap to Health Care #3 (click for Part #2)
by Scott McDuffee
It would seem to be an efficient method to move into Health Care...
Waste in the New Yankee Stadium Layout?
New Yankee Stadium a winner, team a big loser to Tribe 10-2 - USATODAY.comIf you're not a Yankees fan, let's kick them while they're...
Lean Healthcare in Ohio
I found a few articles lately about Lean being implemented in some Ohio hospitals, so I'll share two of them here.Crescent-News.com - Hospitals headed...
Batched @ the Hospital
Lean Leap to Health Care #2
(click for Part #1)
by Scott McDuffee
Greeted by a guy in a royal blue volunteer's jacket, I was directed...
Standardized Work Should Not be Robotic – Especially in Healthcare
Why 'Quality' Care Is Dangerous - WSJ.com
Yesterday's WSJ opinion piece by Dr. Jerome Goopman (author of How Doctors Think) and Pamela Hartzband caught my...