Tag: Healthcare
What Do You Use To Set Staffing Levels? How About Data?
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...
The Need for Lean E.D. in N.Z.
Code red in the nation's hospital corridors | CLOSE UPThanks to Michael from New Zealand for pointing this story to me. The link above...
Start from Need: Why Lean Efforts Might Fail Without a Clear...
"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...
Perfecting Patient Care University – a review
By Dean Bliss I recently attended Perfecting Patient Care University, a 4-day...
Relying on Memory Leads to Rework
Biden Takes Shot at Roberts for Flubbing Presidential Oath - First 100 Days of Presidency - Politics FOXNews.comOn Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts appeared...
Yes, We Can… but by What Method?
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...
Lean + Layoffs @ a Nebraska Hospital: But Not Related??
Reminder: Reader Survey Link (2 minutes of your time)Economy brings layoffs at Kearney hospital - Top Local Stories - News : KHAS-TVHere is a...
My Interview in Healthcare Construction + Operations News
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...
Lean MD Office on NM TV
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...
Lean is More than a Toolkit
I had a great conversation with a fellow healthcare lean thinker the other day. She shared my book, Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety,...
Dr. Berwick and Lean in Business Week
Donald Berwick: Curing the Healthcare System - BusinessWeek
Good exposure for the applicability and use of Lean concepts in healthcare in BusinessWeek. Dr. Berwick is...
Healthcare Kaizen Events Survey, Part 3
Here is part 3 of the results from my online survey about Kaizen Events in healthcare. You can find Part 1 and Part 2...
