Tag: Healthcare

Things That Make Me Worry About My Colonoscopy: Patient Safety

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Sorry to get all Katie Couric on you, but I'm going to have a colonoscopy on Friday. I turned 40 last October and I...

#Lean *IS* about Doing More with Less, But Be Careful Saying...

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It's often said that Lean is about "doing more with less." Historically, and practically speaking, it's true. But, it's a phrase that we should be...

My Comments on #Lean Healthcare in These Challenging Times

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Thanks to Dodge Communications for interviewing me for their blog: "Improving healthcare--there's no instant pudding." I was, of course, citing the late great Dr. W....

Are Today’s Hospitals Too Much Like “The Old GM?”

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As a former GM employee and a GM customer, I'm really fascinated by the reaction of the public, the media, and Congress to the...

Good Questions, But With Some Misunderstandings about Lean Healthcare

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In 2009, I wrote about a nurses' union in New Brunswick that supported Lean because they realized this methodology could help reduce waiting times and...

Is it a Bad Idea to Pay a Lean Consultant Based...

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The price paid for most management consulting work is based on either a daily rate or some variation of a flat-rate fee based on...

Henry Ford & Hospitals, Nearly 100 Years Ago

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My life and work takes me to interesting places. In late 2012, I was able to visit Japan for the first time, visiting the...

Lean Thinking: We Don’t Blame Individuals for Systemic Errors

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I saw this video last night on Paul Levy's blog and it's important enough that I want to share it here with a few...

More on Lean in Saskatchewan

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Since the healthcare improvement work I do is apolitical and non-partisan, I'm generally not one to butt into the political affairs of Canada or...

“It’s Gotten Political” in Saskatchewan Lean Healthcare. Of Course.

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After some supporters of the Saskatchewan Lean healthcare efforts reached out to me, I've been trying to follow everything that's being said and written...

Podcast #196 – Jim Huntzinger, What is TWI (Training Within Industry)?

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Listen My guest for episode 196 is Jim Huntzinger, founder of Lean Frontiers. Today, we're talking about the Training Within Industry methodology and his new...

Maintaining a Hospital’s Level of Service After Layoffs

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Thanks to a Google News Alert email, I get news stories (on a daily basis) about hospital layoffs around the country. Many of the articles...