Tag: Healthcare

Below is an infographic shared by the MHA program at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. There's some interesting data there......

Two pet peeves of mine are hearing people say things like "Lean is all about reducing waste" and or "Lean is all about cost...

I often get asked, "How did you get into healthcare?" I was working on a chapter for a Lean healthcare compilation book that's being...

Here's an article that summarizes the pocket of Lean healthcare activity in and around Winona and LaCrosse, Minnesota: "Waste reduction: Area health systems embrace lean...

I was recently interviewed for the Healthcare Tech Talk podcast, talking about Lean healthcare, Kaizen, and how IT professionals can get involved in these...

I wrote about Kaizen the other day on LinkedIn and the first comment was from Dr. Leke Agbejule, BPharm, MSc, PharmD, from South Florida: Very well said. As...

tl;dr: The article critiques the traditional use of red-green charts in management, likening it to driving by looking only at the rear-view mirror. It...

Monday is Labor Day, a holiday here in the United States. Some nursing unions support Lean in healthcare, while others are in opposition. My...

There are certainly many serious problems in healthcare. Let's look at nursing, in particular. It's a rewarding job, but it's far more frustrating for...

People often talk about the need for senior leadership support for Lean. If we're going to really transform our culture, workplace, and performance, "quality...

There have been plenty of headlines and updates since I first blogged about the controversy over Lean healthcare in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan...

Hospital CEOs are busy people, to say the least, but a big part of their leadership role includes communication with employees, physicians, and the...