Tag: Healthcare

The Informed Patient - WSJ.comThis article from the WSJ talks about a trend where patients (or, more often, family members of patients) who were...

Hospital-borne ailments face Medicare budget ax | IndyStar.comHealthcare has LONG been a piecework industry. Caregivers and facilities are paid for WHAT they do...

Here's a mini Lean carnival of some good posts from other blogs about Lean:Got Boondoggle? Lost in TranslationGreat story from Mike about someone...

In Bid for Better Care, Surgery With a Warranty - New York Times This outstanding NY Times article isn't about "Lean" per se (they don't...

Portrait of an ER at the Breaking Point - Newsweek HealthHere is an incredibly sad case study of an Emergency Room that's a mess......

Marketplace: Better health care through better informationThis commentator points out some shocking waste in the healthcare system:Although cancer doctors work long hours, they still...

RFID tracks hospital's devices Dallas Morning News News for Dallas, Texas Business This article was in the Dallas paper a week ago. It talks about...

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Toyota Production System --> Dead Link Here is a nice succinct definition of the Veteran's Affairs hospital production system in Pittsburgh....

'Lean Production' May Also be a Lean Toward InjuriesPeople getting hurt would be a good indicator of Lean As Misguidedly Executed. The above...

Nursing Spectrum- Career Fitness OnlineHere is a nice case study about the application of Lean, written by a nurse. Note for the IBM-er's,...

Study: Hospital Goals Sometimes Compromise SafetyWith Lean, we have realized that improving quality does not run counter to decreasing costs. They go together....

Toyota TalentUpdate 5/6/07: The book is now shipping from AmazonI had the pleasure of reading a pre-publication version of this new book from...