Tag: Healthcare
Upcoming Healthcare Conference with Dean Bliss
Mark's note: Dean told me about his involvement in this event and I asked him to share a bit about it here:By Dean Bliss:Those...
Top 10 Amazon Healthcare Administration Books
Forgive my horn tooting here, but here is the current list of Amazon's Top 10 Healthcare Administration books (rankings change frequently).
So what I'm thrilled...
"The Nun and the Bureaucrat" and "Good News" DVD Now at...
The Nun and the Bureaucrat (LEI Link)I started endorsing and promoting this outstanding DVD and companion book back in 2006 when I first saw...
At the Society for Health Systems Conference This Week
I'll be speaking Thursday morning at the annual Society for Health Systems conference in Chicago.I'll be around all day Wednesday, attending a workshop in...
Interesting Visual Controls Example from a Hospital
Thanks to Luke for this story, which he allowed me to share:
I was touring a new client hospital with the Director of Inpatient Services...
Jeff Bezos at the Amazon Gemba
Curious at Amazon, but Not Idle - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
This piece about Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos made me think about visiting the "Gemba"...
Great Editorial about Lean Healthcare in NZ
New Zealand Doctor Online - Medical News for GPsI often end up groaning (and complaining here) when I see news stories or editorials about...
Networking for Lean People Looking to Move into Healthcare
Thanks to visibility from my blog and my book, Lean Hospitals, I get a number of questions from people about how to transition into...
Examples of Lean A/P or A/R in Hospitals?
Got this question from a reader:After successful application of lean to clinical processes we are moving into the the finance/accounting transaction areas such as...
Lame Survey about Lean in Healthcare?
Hospitals See Benefits of Lean and Six Sigma
Regular readers know I often write about what I termed "L.A.M.E." -- Lean as Misguidedly Executed. The...
Checklists and Error Prevention on the TV Show ER
Hulu - ER: Old Times - Watch the full episode now.Thanks to Bryan to bringing this episode of ER to my attention. I don't...
“Stop the Line” in a Hospital
Today it's Toyota, tomorrow the NHS; Hospital looks to adopt safety initiative
The concept of any worker being able to stop the line in a...