Tag: Healthcare

Hospitals need I.E. Data to Drive Staffing DecisionsMy hand is feeling a bit carpel-tunnel-ish today (that's not a diagnosis). So I'll take the...

Code red in the nation's hospital corridors | CLOSE UPThanks to Michael from New Zealand for pointing this story to me. The link above...

I'd bet one that one of the greatest indicators of success for a Lean effort is tied back to the original question of "why...

By Dean Bliss I recently attended Perfecting Patient Care University, a 4-day...

Biden Takes Shot at Roberts for Flubbing Presidential Oath - First 100 Days of Presidency - Politics FOXNews.comOn Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts appeared...

TRANSCRIPT: Obama's Inaugural Address:I guess this is a "mashup" of sorts... between Dr. W. Edwards Deming and President Obama...The President said yesterday, in his...

Reminder: Reader Survey Link (2 minutes of your time)Economy brings layoffs at Kearney hospital - Top Local Stories - News : KHAS-TVHere is a...

Q&A Nov/Dec 2008 - Trimming the Fat I was featured in Healthcare Construction + Operations News in a recent issue where we talked about my...

Local doctors cut stressBelow is a video from an Albuquerque TV news station, visiting a doctor's office that was implementing Lean. I wish I...

I had a great conversation with a fellow healthcare lean thinker the other day. She shared my book, Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety,...

Donald Berwick: Curing the Healthcare System - BusinessWeek Good exposure for the applicability and use of Lean concepts in healthcare in BusinessWeek. Dr. Berwick is...

Here is part 3 of the results from my online survey about Kaizen Events in healthcare. You can find Part 1 and Part 2...