Tag: Healthcare

Hello from Connecticut.... it's always fascinating to me to see the spread of Lean healthcare around the world. When I attended the Lean Enterprise...

Once again, our guest for Episode #62 is John S. Toussaint, MD, the CEO emeritus of ThedaCare, and CEO of the ThedaCare Center for...

Below is a Toyota expression that I love... and this is a statement that could apply in any type of organization, don't you think?...

Amid nurse shortage, hospitals focus on retentionI've heard a similar theme before -- the problem isn't that we need to graduate more nurses, we...

Hand washing and proper hand hygiene is a big concern at most hospitals -- thankfully so, since hand hygiene and other basic infection control...

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...