Laboratory

On a recent Sunday morning, I was watching cable news channels and two different commercials had a word jump out at…

I am happy to share, with permission, a new journal article that I co-authored with Jim Adams ("The Synthesizer"),…

In discussions of "kaizen" (the Japanese word that is translated to "continuous improvement" or "change for the…

Today's post isn't strictly about Lean, but I was reminded by a reader to mention something really cool that I saw…

Short post today, but a simple message, I think. One of the best lessons I've learned about Lean management is…

I had a good long chat with a former client (from my J&J days) the other day. I call him "The Synthesizer," and…

Forgive me if some Texas pride comes through in this post, as well as some former-client pride. The clinical…

Paul Levy has shared some photos and a video, from Boston's Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, that gives a…

On Friday, I co-presented at the Society for Health Systems / ASQ Healthcare Division conference in Atlanta. It was…

As I've been re-reading Dr. Deming's Out of the Crisis, stuff like this jumps out at me more and more. I saw…

I had an incredible visit to a hospital in Stockholm yesterday, to walk the "gemba" (the actual workplace)   to see…

Laboratory Equipment - Easy Lean Lab Exercises When I see "Easy Lean" or, as I also saw recently in a…

Freeport woman sues hospital after biopsy mix-up This is really discouraging to see yet another serious specimen…

Lean... and saving green - Materials Management in Healthcare Mag Here's an article in a healthcare trade…

Many thanks to the staff of Barnes-Jewish Hospital for providing this for publication. You might also be interested…

Embryo mix-up worries couples | detnews.com | The Detroit News I've seen a lot of news stories about couples who…

Sunday, I read this New York Times article about Apple's "App Store" for the iPhone and iPod Touch (I've been a…