Tag: Healthcare
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...
Creativity before Capital
Want to stop disease from spreading? Open a window - Yahoo! NewsWhat works best for stopping the spread of disease in a hospital?Negative pressure...
What you Learn by Just Observing
Recently, I spent a few days doing some current state assessment work with a healthcare billing environment. I spent my time shadowing employees,...
Does the Solo Doc = "Lean" Doc?
WSJ Article: Faltering Family M.D.s Get Technology Lifeline
While I was skeptical of Intel's planned tablet PC for nurses, I'm much more positive in my...
UK Hospitals Gemba Walk the U.S.
I was sent a nice "gemba report" essay from a UK lean healthcare consultant, Andrew Castle. Andrew consults for the UK National Health Service...
Great Find on an Early Lean Hospital
Got Boondoggle?: The First Lean HospitalMike Wroblewski deserves a lot of credit for digging this up.... early attempt at a lean hospital in a...
Intel, Motion Develop Tablet PC for Nurses – WSJ.com
Intel, Motion Develop Tablet PC for Nurses - WSJ.comMore news stories via Google.Is this a "siren song" of technology for healthcare? Executives and...
Would Lean Work in Small MD Practices?
medinnovationblog: Systematic Innovation in U.S. Health Care: Toyota's Lean Manufacturing Method and Its Application to Health CareA post here from the "medinnovationblog" site. ...
Nissan Helps Hospitals Too
Nissan News | Nissan's 'shot in the arm' for healthcare sectorIt's not just Toyota working with the Toyota City hospital or GM helping the...
An Open-Access Doctor’s Office
Business Week Article
Here's a good story about how some doctors offices are trying to reduce backlogs and appointment delays, by adopting lean and operations...
What you Permit, you Promote
StuderGroup - Conversations with Quint StuderAnother great discussion from Quint Studer's management blog (I hate to call it a "healthcare blog" because that might...
More Education or a Better Process??
Fatal Dose: Ohio Girl is Killed By Medical MistakeHere is a sad story of a girl's death due to a hospital pharmacy mistake. ...