Tag: Healthcare
#Ebola – The Glaring Gap Between Staff Education and Proper, Effective...
I saw this headline the other day: "U.S. Soldiers Get Just Four Hours of Ebola Training"
The phrase "just four hours" implies that it wasn't...
LinkedIn Post on Ebola and Everyday Healthcare Failures; A Brave Whistle-Blowing...
I wrote about Ebola earlier this week and have been following the news closely. It's a fascinating story on many levels, including many leadership...
Talking About Breaches of Ebola Protocol is NOT “Blaming Nurses”
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As I've written about (here and here) poor systems, a lack of...
Denver Jail’s Suggestion Box (and Problems) in the News
The Denver jail and its suggestion box program made the local news, thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request:
"9 quotes from Denver Jail...
Gemba Academy Interviews on Lean Hospitals, Healthcare Kaizen, & KaiNexus
Thanks to Ron Pereira and my other friends at Gemba Academy for interviewing me when I visited their studio a few weeks back. Gemba Academy...
Ebola & Systems & Processes: Can We Do Better? Can We...
Yesterday, Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. died in a Dallas hospital.
As I've been following this story, I...
Podcast #211: Mark Graban on ‘Healthcare Tech Talk,’ Discussing Lean Healthcare
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Normally, my podcast is all about my guests. This episode has me being interviewed by the hosts at Healthcare Tech Talk, a new podcast...
Guest Post: Poka Yoke… When It’s Personal
Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Chris Burnham. I invited him to write this after I saw him share his pre-surgical "poka yoke"...
Safety is “always our top priority,” except when it isn’t… in...
Although I'm a proud alum of Northwestern University, a former marching band member, and an ardent follower of our football team (as I've written...
The Fallacy of Firing People to Fix Patient Safety
In a Lean culture, the mindset is that "problems are treasure" or "problems are gold." By honestly identifying problems, we can solve problems and...
“Lean Coffee” Topics for September 2014
As I blogged about last month, "Lean Coffee" is becoming a quarterly event for healthcare professionals here in San Antonio.
We held a two-hour discussion...
“Healthy Debate” About Lean in Healthcare & Emergency Departments
I was recently interviewed by one of the reporters who put together this web article in Canada:
"From the factory floor to the emergency department:...