Tag: Healthcare

I'm always happy to see success stories where healthcare organizations solve problems that matter through Lean concepts, practices, and principles. Today, I'm blogging about...

Mark's Note: This is another guest post by Drew Locher (check out past posts and my podcast with him). There's been a lot in...

In the previous editions of my book Lean Hospitals, I've included case examples from Avera McKennan Hospital and Avera Health. Fred Slunecka is the former president...

My guest for episode #249 of the podcast is Steve Leuschel, author of the book Lean Culture Change: Using a Daily Management System. You can find...

The revised, updated, and expanded third edition of my book Lean Hospitals has been sent to the printer and copies should start shipping by mid...

Mark's note: Today's post is written by Laura Townsend, the founder of the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation. I learned about the foundation...

Over the past ten years, I've had many, many discussions with healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, medical technologists, pharmacists, etc.) about applying the "Lean" methodology to...

As a guy who started his career in manufacturing before moving to healthcare in 2005, I don't get many opportunities to visit the "Gemba"...

Today's post is an addendum from Saturday's post on the apparent death of a health system Lean program: "Why Would a New Healthcare CEO...

Back in September 2015, I wrote a post ("Learning to be Lean" - An Inside Look at a Rapid Improvement Event") that linked to...

Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Duke Rohe of the Office of Performance Improvement at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. I've met...

I love stories of humility and customer focus in healthcare. Let me share two such stories with you today. Oh, and, I ended up...