Tag: Healthcare

tl;dr summary: Two Japanese hospitals have improved patient safety by combining Toyota's problem-solving methods with a culture of psychological safety. By making it safe...

The theme for the next couple of days on the blog is patient safety and the idea of "psychological safety" for employees or physicians...

So, an engineer, an architect, and a nurse walk into a hospital... no, that's not a setup for the punchline to a joke. Today,...

Normally, I like being the interviewer, but today I'd like to share a podcast where I was the one being interviewed. But, really, I...

Joining me for episode #354 of the podcast is Kim Hollon, the CEO and President of Signature Healthcare, based in Brockton, Massachusetts. I first met...

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients It's been 20 years since To Err is Human, the seminal report from the Institute of Medicine, was released, estimating,...

Kim Hollon is CEO and President at Signature Healthcare. I don't know him well, but I've heard a lot of great things about him...

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Does Lean "work" in hospitals in the US?  Sort of, according to the Journal of Healthcare Management.  There is evidence...

My guest for Episode #353 of the podcast is somebody whose work I've appreciated for a long time -- Quint Studer. I was first...

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Healthcare improvement is often done through QI projects in an "artisan" fashion.  To improve healthcare improvement, combat bias and us...

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the oldest children's hospitals in the United States. I don't think I've ever been there, but I remember...

Today, I'd like to celebrate my friends at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Iowa for being one of six healthcare organizations to receive the...