Tag: Healthcare
Is There "Standard Work" for Clinical Care?
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...
We Need "Creativity Before Capital" in Hospitals
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 Definition of TPS
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....
L.A.M.E. — Thinking That Lean Hurts People
'Lean Production' May Also be a Lean Toward InjuriesPeople getting hurt would be a good indicator of Lean As Misguidedly Executed. The above...
Lean/Six Sigma Helps Streamline EDs
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,...
Traditional Improvement Methods Compromising Hospital Safety?
Study: Hospital Goals Sometimes Compromise SafetyWith Lean, we have realized that improving quality does not run counter to decreasing costs. They go together....
New Book, "Toyota Talent:" Out NOW
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...
Moving the ER 10 Miles Away HELPS Flow?
The Cincinnati Post - St. E's plan for ER is uniqueThanks to blog reader Karthik for sending this my way. I've read the...
L.A.M.E.: Not Involving Key Stakeholders
Got this story during an email exchange, used with express permission:-----------------------------I saw my doctor yesterday and told him I was doing a lean publication,...
Group Health Cooperative Lean Leaders and Executive Panel Discussion – LeanBlog...
Episode #23 of the LeanBlog Podcast features a panel of Lean leaders from the Group Health Cooperative, a consumer-governed, nonprofit health care system that...
A Lean Perspective on Employee Shortages
I heard a great comment on Monday from a hospital President.He said, quite passionately, I might be paraphrasing slightly:"We don't have a shortage of...
Do you "Embrace your Misses?"
Another great thought from David Mann this week was highlighting how a Lean culture will "embrace it's misses" rather than try to cover them...
