What’s Up With Neckties in Healthcare?
It's a simple question: what's up with so many men wearing ties in healthcare? Are you / they wearing them because…
Browsing Tag
Infections
From SHS: Ohio Health Reduces Surgical Site Infections Using Lean
A few weeks back, I attended the Society for Health Systems (SHS) Conference in Orlando, where I chaired the…
"Dead by Mistake" Report Hits the News
As I had alluded to the other day, there was a huge investigative piece that ran across the country Sunday in the…
Statistics on Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Problems – Errors &…
On the heels of the "Dead by Mistake" articles in the news, I'm once again having trouble finding a single…
CNN Video on Lean Methods and Infection Control
Health care's infectious loss - Video - Business News
Short post for today - but an important one. Here's a great…
Revisiting Handwashing, Time, Systems, and Blame
I've struck a chord with a few nurses with this post from late last year:Why Do Hospitals Have to Rely on Vigilant…
Error Proofing Handwashing?
Hand washing and proper hand hygiene is a big concern at most hospitals -- thankfully so, since hand hygiene and…
The Need for Clean Hospitals
Our Unsanitary Hospitals - WSJ.comThat's "Clean", not a typo of "Lean." Good column in the WSJ today by Betsy…
Putting the Burden on Patients?
I saw this ad (click on the photo for a larger, readable view) in the Wall Street Journal Monday. It's an ad run…
Medicare to Stop Paying for Rework
Hospital-borne ailments face Medicare budget ax | IndyStar.comHealthcare has LONG been a piecework industry.…
100% is the Only Goal
Ledger-Enquirer | 03/27/2007 | Campaign's goal is to reduce infectionsTo those who might have thought I overstated…