What my Book “Lean Hospitals” Says About Inventory Planning
This is from the 3rd edition of my book Lean Hospitals. I've copied and pasted from the book with no…
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Applying Kaizen to My Various Websites
I do my best to practice what I preach. I'm not perfect, by any means, but I'm pretty good about practicing the…
This Organization Chose Not to “Deploy #Lean” Because a Leader Thought…
I posted an article on LinkedIn last week as a companion article and summary of my podcast with Dean Gruner, MD,…
[April Fool] Coming Soon – 4th Revised Edition of “Lean…
It's time for another new, revised edition of my book! The 4th edition is the fastest new edition yet, since the…
What’s New in the 3rd Edition of Lean Hospitals? [Video]
Thanks to my friends at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value for putting together this video with me, filmed…
#TBT: Posts from Julys Past
I'm going to be away from the blog (and Twitter) through July 13, but here are some blog posts from Julys of years…
Free Excerpt from “Lean Hospitals” and “Practicing Lean”…
Thanks to those of you who pre-ordered the 3rd edition of my book Lean Hospitals.
Click below to read a free…
“The New Lean Hospitals Are Here!”
Yesterday was an exciting day for me, professionally and personally, as I received my first copies of the 3rd…
I Want to Send Your Hospital or Health System CEO My Book “Lean…
As the 3rd edition of my book Lean Hospitals is starting to ship, I'm having some great conversations with people…
What These Nurses Had to Say About “Lean Hospitals”; Free Gift with…
I recently learned that a company called Anderson Continuing Education offers continuing education (CE) credits for…
Lean Hospitals: Thoughts from a Health System C.O.O. on Lean, Purpose, and Safety
In the previous editions of my book Lean Hospitals, I've included case examples from Avera McKennan Hospital and…
Free Chapter – Upcoming 3rd Edition of “#Lean Hospitals”
The revised, updated, and expanded third edition of my book Lean Hospitals has been sent to the printer and copies…
#Lean: The Toyota Production System is Mainly About the Philosophy
There's a triangle diagram on the TSSC webpage that describes an "integrated system" that consists of: technical…
Where Do Hospitals Get the Idea that Lean is Only About Cost Reduction?
It's very frustrating when I hear people in healthcare complain that their hospital or health system has equated…
Updating a Vision, Again, for Lean Hospitals (or Lean Health Systems)
Back in 2011, I asked for and received some great input from readers about updating a chapter for the second…
I Wish I Could Say I Intentionally Made This Mistake to Illustrate a Point
As I mentioned on Monday, I'm working on a 3rd revised edition of my book Lean Hospitals.
Traditional book…
Announcing a New eBook, “Practicing Lean”
Launch anouncement: It's been 20 years now since I graduated from college and started working with the Lean…
Lean Post: Standardization is a Countermeasure, Not a Goal
Today's post is being hosted by the Lean Enterprise Institute and their "Lean Post" blog... click on the headline…