Adam Lawrence on The Wheel of Sustainability Mark Graban Mar 31, 2020 0 Interviews My guest for Episode #362 is Adam Lawrence, managing partner with Process Improvement Partners LLC. !-->!-->!-->!-->…
#TBT: What CFO Magazine Wrote About #Lean in 2009 Mark Graban Dec 15, 2016 2 Audio I first blogged about this article back in 2009 and it's still online: "Keen to Be Lean" The sub headline talks…
You Got Them to Do What? Getting a Hospital to Dedicate 16 Weeks of Staff Time to… Mark Graban Nov 30, 2015 1 Audio How many times do we hear people say things like “We don’t have time for Lean” or “We don’t have time for Kaizen“?…
“Learning to be Lean” – An Inside Look at a Rapid Improvement… Mark Graban Sep 28, 2015 6 Audio There's a really good article that was published by Modern Healthcare as a special report, written by Sabriya Rice.…
This Chart Shows My “Kaizen Kickoff” Boosted This Hospital’s… Mark Graban Mar 23, 2015 1 Blog I recently wrote a blog post for KaiNexus titled "How Kaizen Software Helps Me Be A Better Coach." I've done a lot…
Read What This Hospital CEO Says on His Blog About Lean and Kaizen Mark Graban Aug 13, 2014 1 Blog Hospital CEOs are busy people, to say the least, but a big part of their leadership role includes communication…
Just Do It? Don’t Forget to Then Just Study It and Just Adjust It Mark Graban Jul 14, 2014 1 Blog I had a great conversation with my fellow Lean healthcare blogger, Brian Buck, the other day. We talk about once a…
Day 2 Notes: Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2014 Mark Graban Jun 5, 2014 0 Blog Today is the second and final day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter…
Article about Lean in Two Sioux Falls Health Systems Mark Graban May 22, 2014 2 Blog I recently saw an article about Avera Medical Group and Sanford Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: "Health…
Kaizen Tip: Just Do Its and Root Causes Mark Graban Apr 10, 2014 8 Blog In the Kaizen process, we ask everybody to identify problems (or opportunities) and then to write down an idea that…
Digital Pathology Software Company PathXL on Their Journey to Becoming a Lean… Mark Graban Oct 25, 2013 0 Blog Mark's Note: Today's post is a guest post by Nial Toner, who works for PathXL in the UK. I thought this was an…
SF General Adopts Lean, Faces a Big Test with a “Never Event” Mark Graban Oct 14, 2013 0 Blog They just started a year ago (better late than never?), but San Francisco General Hospital had its Lean efforts…