Tag: Healthcare

The Evolution of Lean in Healthcare

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Today's Detroit News wrote about lean in healthcare, this time in their own beloved University of Michigan system. Titled "U-M Hospital Takes Page from...

We Need Lean, Not Cost Cutting

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Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Overseas transcription errors 'putting patients' lives at risk'It's not news that many hospitals are strapped for cash....

The Need for Lean Laboratories

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Hospitals move to cut dangerous lab errorsHere is a free version of a WSJ article from last week. I know I've been posting...

Amazing Single Piece Flow MD Office

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MedQIC - Patient-Centered Care Supported by an EHR The link above (and this audio-video presentation with similar content) tell an amazing story of a private...

The Need for Lean Healthcare

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Drug in Fatal Medical Error A Known Hazard in Hospitals | theledger.comHere is another sad example of the need for lean methods for quality...

Dan Jones Lean Healthcare Presentation

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Curious Cat Management Improvement: Lean National Health SystemThere's a link on John's blog to a Dan Jones presentation, along the lines of the British...

Lean Healthcare in the UK

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Bloated NHS to get the Tesco treatment - Britain - Times Online:Thanks to Rob G. (from the UK) for pointing this out to me....

Stop calling it "ER Congestion"

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BCNG Portals PageI've posted "lean healthcare" articles here about what's described by the media as "ER congestion." They always describe the sad situation...

"Doctors Must Wash Hands Before…"

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Study: Doctors Don't Wash Hands Enough Over the weekend, in a trade publication, I read yet another survey about MD's (especially surgeons) not washing their...

Software Siren Songs in Healthcare

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Monongahela Valley Hospital Integrates Automatic Tracking in Emergency Department to Enhance Patient Experience; Busy ED Uses Wireless Technology to Reduce Average Patient Visit LengthWhere...

Examples of Waste in Healthcare

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So I'm trying to find a dermatologist to schedule an appoint (no it's nothing serious). What amazes me is that all of the...

Everyday Lean: 3:30 AM

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I know we have a winner in our May contest (or, see below). I was up at 3:30 AM yesterday to go do...