Tag: Healthcare

By Mike Thelen:Having spent the last 10 years working within Lean disciplines, it is second nature to identify shortcomings in any business model from...

Creating a Lean Practice - April 2006 - Family Practice ManagementI started a new client project yesterday, so I'm a bit swamped. I'm excited...

Ok, so I'll combine a mish-mash of Ford related topics into a single post here. First off, it's the 100th anniversary of the Model T,...

Heparin errors and patient harm have been in the news quite a bit the last few years. So what are hospital regulators doing about...

I'm giving a talk this morning at the "Lab Quality Confab," an event for hospital laboratory leaders. The title of my presentation is "Engaging...

Health care fix a joint effort | Postcrescent.com | Appleton Post-Crescent:I'm happy to announce a future podcast with John Toussaint, release date TBD. If...

Hopkins | Episodes -- #1 (Video)Has anyone else watched the ABC "news" show called "Hopkins"? I've seen just the first episode (via iTunes)...

Pharmacy transformed at Women and Children's Hospital Here is a story about a Buffalo hospital that designed a new pharmacy space. The article doesn't mention...

Running a hospital: Surprising use of LeanPaul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, is a blogger and advocate for Lean...

Hospital News: Markham Stouffville Hospital makes 50 improvements to the emergency departmentHere's a news story that describes the beginning of a Lean journey in...

To celebrate the 50th LeanBlog Podcast, the tables are turned. Guest host Jamie Flinchbaugh chats with me, Mark Graban, about the history of my...

I got into the middle of this discussion on the Healthcare Management Engineers (HME) group on Yahoo.A question was posed:We're in the process of...