Tag: Healthcare

Hospitals Can Be Like Hotels, But Safety is a Far More...

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This article caught my eye recently: Skip the Fancy Towels, and Hire More Nurses (via the NY Times)

Does the Size of a Hospital Matter for Quality of Surgery?

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This article caught my eye recently: Doctors usually think bigger hospitals offer better surgery. Turns out, we’re wrong. (via Vox)

A 2:1 Ratio of MD Time on Record Keeping to Patient...

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This article caught my eye recently: For Every Hour With Patients, Doctors Spend Two Record-Keeping (via Forbes)

Podcast #263 – Pascal Dennis, “Andy & Me and the Hospital”

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Joining me for Episode #263 is another returning guest, Pascal Dennis (@AuthorPascal on Twitter). He was previously a guest on Episodes #96 and #239, talking...

Guest Post: Lean Healthcare from a Family Member’s Perspective

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Mark's note: Today's guest post is Tim Piotrowski from AME - the Association for Manufacturing Excellence. Their annual conference is being held in Dallas...

Good News: UCSF to Teach Lean to Residents

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I was happy to see this announcement the other day: UCSF to Train Residents in Lean Management and Process Improvement From the announcement: "UC San Francisco will...

A #Lean Guy Visits a Hospital and Medical School in Chongqing,...

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Continuing my series of blog posts about my July trip to China, today's post is about my first significant walk through a hospital during...

#TBT: Talking to a Friend of Captain “Sully” About Patient Safety

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OK, it's Tuesday... "Throwback Tuesday." I'll make that a thing. Somebody I really appreciated getting to know, before her retirement from healthcare improvement work, was...

Decoding Lean and Improvement Jargon with Steven J. Spear – Lean...

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My guest for Episode #262 is Steven J. Spear (@stevenjspear on Twitter). He is author of the fantastic book The High-Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders...

Streamline Your Lean Daily Management Boards with Free Process Tracking Letter...

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Thanks to StoreSMART for being a long-term advertiser and partner here on the blog. Check out their useful products for Lean metrics boards, visual...

New Podcasts – Interviews with Mark Graban on Lean in Healthcare

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Normally, in my original Lean podcast series, I'm interviewing others and I let them do most of the talking (I believe this is statistically...

[Recording] Webinar on Creating Better Healthcare Supply Chains through Lean

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I'm excited to announce that I'm presenting a webinar at no cost to you on September 22nd, sponsored by Cardinal Health and hosted by...
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