Tag: Healthcare

TL;DR: While some Japanese hospitals excel at Lean, many face the same cultural and systemic barriers seen elsewhere. Visiting Japan isn't about finding a...

One of the most important, and most misunderstood, principles in Lean thinking is this: Lean is not a cost-cutting strategy. Lean is a people-development strategy. If...

Years ago (going back to 2009), I was fortunate to play a role in something special: the healthcare site visit program run by Catalysis....

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #527 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dave Fitzpatrick, co-founder of...

A unique opportunity for healthcare leaders to see Lean thinking in action across hospitals and industry in Japan--with reflection, depth, and cultural context. Since 2012,...

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"Every month, we're buried in data--and yet somehow, we're still arguing over whether there's actually a problem." That was the problem statement shared with me...

Recently, I had the pleasure of moderating a webinar titled "Driving a Culture of Transforming Patient Safety with KaiNexus" featuring leaders from Our Lady...

One of the most powerful elements of continuous improvement is the ability to learn from each other across organizations--even across industries. That's one of...

Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...

Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...

Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...