What Do Cars Have to Do With Healthcare? Mark Graban Jun 4, 2018 2 Blog Today, I'm giving a talk at the International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT) conference in Toronto. I was…
Visiting the Gemba & Seeing a Growing Culture of Continuous Improvement at… Mark Graban Nov 11, 2016 3 Blog Recently, I wrote about an on-site event that I helped the Iowa Lean Consortium and Mary Greeley Medical Center …
Reelecting a #Lean Governor in Washington? Continuing with Lean Either Way? Mark Graban Nov 8, 2016 1 Blog It's probably, ahem, not the most closely watched election race in the United States today, but it will be…
A #Lean Guy Visits a Hospital and Medical School in Chongqing, China Mark Graban Sep 14, 2016 3 Blog Continuing my series of blog posts about my July trip to China, today's post is about my first significant!-->!-->!-->…
You Got Them to Do What? Getting a Hospital to Dedicate 16 Weeks of Staff Time to… Mark Graban Nov 30, 2015 1 Blog 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“?…
What I’m Reading 12/30/13: GM’s CEO, Human Error, Costing, and Really… Mark Graban Dec 30, 2013 0 Blog To close out the year 2013, I once again need to close some browser tabs that are full of things that I was maybe…
Society for Health Systems (#SHS2013) Notes – MD Anderson Talks on #Deming… Mark Graban Mar 4, 2013 2 Blog I think this was my sixth consecutive year attending the annual Society for Health Systems Conference, held this…
“Kaizen” Mentioned in Dilbert Cartoon, but in a Warped Way Mark Graban Jun 23, 2011 10 Blog The word "kaizen" appeared in last Friday's Dilbert strip. It's a funny portrayal of how some might misinterpret…
Podcast #104 – Dr. Peter Patterson (@IDrPete), Lean in Histopathology Mark Graban Nov 23, 2010 0 Blog Podcast #104 is a discussion with Dr. Peter Patterson (@IDrPete), a friend of mine and the Lean Blog the past!-->!-->!-->…
Error Proofing Vs. “Be Careful” – Which is More Effective? Mark Graban May 2, 2008 0 Blog Why do you need a "be careful" warning message when you've already error proofed something? For liability's sake?…