Tag: Healthcare
Thoughts on Handwashing in Healthcare from David Mann
Some good discussion was raised in my original post, where I was thinking out loud about what Lean management methods you should use to...
100% is the Only Goal for Hospital Hand Hygiene
Ledger-Enquirer | 03/27/2007 | Campaign's goal is to reduce infections
To those who might have thought I overstated the situation with hand washing in hospitals,...
Industry and Health Insurance
Heath Care - New York TimesLong, but interesting, piece in the Sunday Times about the history of how we got to the point of...
Say "No" to Bad Drug Stores
The Blotter: ABC Report on Pharmacy ErrorsI first stumbled across this 20/20 report when I saw a preview on the ABC investigative reports video...
Another Drug Error Waiting to Happen?
Hazard Warning - Brethine and Methergine mix-upsCan you tell the difference between these two drugs? You can even click on each photo for...
Lean as a Learning System
lean as a learning system hospital ward - Google SearchI hope those of you reading won't consider this to be a "healthcare only" paper....
Summary: Remaking American Medicine
Andrew Castle, a lean healthcare consultant in the UK, generously offered up this summary of the 4-part PBS documentary series. It's a long...
LAME: Lean is Not Automation
Here's another example of what you might call "L.A.M.E" ("Lean" As Misguidedly Executed) instead of "Lean."I received a disturbing report in my email inbox...
BBC Radio Program on Lean Hospitals
BBC - Radio 4 - In BusinessCOMING MID 2008, A NEW BOOK ON LEAN HEALTHCARE - "Lean Hospitals: Improving Patient Safety, Quality, and Employee...
Lean and MD’s, Defining "Value"
DailyKaizen ยป What the patient is willing to pay forHow about this for a circular (almost) network of blogs? I'm linking to...
How Toyota Can Save Your Life… At the Hospital
ChangeThis :: How Toyota Can Save Your Life...At the Hospital
The page linked to above (link now dead) has an essay I was invited to...
Old Gilbreth Studies in Health Care
The following comes from Jeff, a Lean Blog reader from Vermont:------------------------------------Love the blog...I look/read every day. Keep up the good work!You may have...
