Tag: Healthcare

I was interviewed recently by Quality Digest about my book, Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction (first edition). The video appears on their...

I get sort of tired of seeing questions like this on the internet (on the Yahoo Group for Healthcare Management Engineers):Just wondering if anyone...

Part of the MoveToHealthcare.com series: Here is an updated and better maintained list.... Lean Healthcare Blogs (or those that cover Lean quite often): Lean Blog (link 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...

"One of the best predictors of Lean success might be whether your organization can clearly answer: 'Why are we doing Lean?'" Taiichi Ohno, one of...

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...