Tag: Healthcare
Another Pathology Mishap
L.I. Hospital Scrutinized After Deaths of Patients - New York Times
It wasn't the same laboratory this time, but it's more than likely a similar...
Iowa Healthcare Leadership and Lean
Leadership Symposium (Iowa)It sure seems like Iowa gets mentioned here on the blog quite a bit, for lean manufacturing and lean healthcare.John Touissant, of...
Kaizen Events Aren’t Enough
Are Rapid Improvement Events enough? | Lean HealthcareI don't have anything against Kaizen Events (often called "RIE" or "Rapid Improvement Events" in healthcare). They...
Some Questions for Managers
Some rhetorical questions to managers who say they want to "be Lean":Do you properly train new employees or do you just throw them into...
This Story Gets It Right On Healthcare Errors
'It's never just one thing' that leads to serious error - Los Angeles TimesThis is a stunning headline, it's pretty amazing (in a good...
The Life of a Nurse: Waste and Workarounds
Care and Chaos on the Night Nursing Shift - WSJ.com
Free Version via CareerJournal.com
The linked article is a virtual "gemba walk" for those of you...
Yes, Standardized Work Saves Lives
'Bundling' hospital processes may help prevent infections - USATODAY.com"Bundling hospital processes" = Standardized WorkWhy isn't every hospital doing this? Why isn't every hospital administrator...
A Modern MD Who Makes House Calls
Jay Parkinson, MD. A doctor in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and ManhattanHIStalk Interviews Jay Parkinson MD MPH, House Call DoctorPosts will be pretty sparse and short...
My Book is Done!
Just an update for those who were following the progress of my book on "Lean Hospitals." It's done! I have submitted the manuscript to...
Why Do Patients Have to Do This?
The Informed Patient - WSJ.comGood column in the WSJ today, as always, from Laura Landro. She writes about the need for patients to take...
Mindless Government Bureaucracy Puts a Halt to Hospital Checklists
A Lifesaving Checklist - New York TimesA number of you have emailed me, yes I'm aware of this horrible, ridiculous development that followed earlier...
Updated: Glenn Beck’s Surgery Gone "Horribly Awry"
This is compelling video (scroll down), radio and TV talk show host Glenn Beck, talking about his surgery gone "horribly awry" and how "phenomenally...
